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How to manage African land conflicts through informal justice systems
This post originally appeared on Devex as part of their Land Matters campaign. Conflicts and disputes are a natural and
Delaying Early Marriage Through A Sack of Chilies
This post originally appeared on The Daily Beast’s website. For many girls around the world, adolescence is when they begin
4 Traits the World’s Poorest Share, and What That Tells Us About Addressing Hunger
Most of the world’s poorest citizens share four traits: They live in rural areas. They depend on the land to
India Targeting Rural Land Insecurity with State-level Programs and New National Bill
This post was originally published on USAID’s Land Tenure and Property Rights Portal There is growing recognition that India cannot
New Resource for Women’s (Land) Rights Practitioners: LandWise
A new free, user-friendly, searchable database that contains laws, articles, and practice materials related to women’s land rights is now
Helping the Invisible
More than 17 million rural families—children, women and men—across India are invisible. They are invisible to the government and to
To combat hunger, give land rights to rural women
This post was originally published by the Christian Science Monitor on July 17, 2013. When world leaders gathered in London
Connecting Rule of Law and Land Rights
During my two decades of work as a promoter of good governance and the Rule of Law, I have seen
3 Ways to Make Private Land Investment and Individual Land Rights Mutually Beneficial
Recently in Uganda, I met Esther, a young widow with multiple children, farming a few acres of land. Esther’s rights
Small actions can lead to big impact
At Landesa, we see a future in which all who depend on land for their well-being have secure land rights
