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How Ensuring Women’s Rights to Land Keeps Girls Out of Child Marriage in Kenya
“Life has changed for my little girl Kayla,” says Gladys Chepkorir, a widow with two young daughters, “I have set
Land: A Foundation for Development
The Council on Foreign Relations Development Channel recently posted an exciting article by Stephanie Hanson of the One Acre Fund on empowering female smallholder
Balancing Customary Law and Gender Equality in Land Rights: Mmusi and Others v. Ramantele and Another
In a number of African countries, customary inheritance law is on trial. This “sea change” toward gender equality in southern
Spanking, drunk driving and women’s land rights
What do smoking, spanking, and drunk driving have in common? Once upon a time they were behaviors accepted by society.
Northern Uganda & Women’s Rights to Land
It is late afternoon in Parwech, northern Uganda, and a sizeable crowd has gathered under a large banyan tree. The community has
Common Ground: The Rule of Law and Land Rights
The international development community has long been dedicated to strengthening the “rule of law.” And with good reason. It is
Getting ALL Children Back to School
As my three daughters sharpen pencils, don their backpacks, and head back to school, it pains me to remember that
Building Capacity for Women’s Land Rights: Landesa’s Visiting Professionals Program
A group of women from Africa and Asia will soon gather in Seattle for a boot camp of sorts. They’ll
Taking Land out of the Footnotes
By Vivien Savath, Research and Evaluation Specialist Released at a time when global food security is headlining the news every
Impact of Forestland Reforms on Rural Women in China
By Xiaobei Wang, China Gender Specialist, and Elisa Scalise, Director of the Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights. Thirty years ago, in
