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Social Entrepreneurs “Refreshingly Uncynical” — But Not At All Delusional (guest post)
Partner post by Sally Osberg, CEO of Skoll Foundation. This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Just as I
How women can help solve the global food security problem
Four years ago, Asira Nzamwitaakuze, a Rwandan farmer and mother of four young children, more than doubled her harvest when
Change requires a movement
I have been working on issues related to women’s secure rights to the land they farm for over 15 years,
Land rights for women – a ripple effect
People often question Landesa’s emphasis on women’s land rights in our work, from China and India to Rwanda and Kenya.
Growing profits – and a greener planet
While many people are aware that agriculture is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change, few know that agricultural
A Development Practitioner’s Perspective on Reducing Malnutrition
The findings of a new study released this month showing that 42 percent of children under five in India are
Land rights for women can help ease India’s child malnutrition crisis
This post originally appeared in the Guardian’s Poverty Matters Blog Despite progress on many fronts, India’s child malnutrition rate rivals
Women’s Access to Legal Information
National governments across the world continue the slow march toward legislating gender equality, but in countries with gendered patterns of
Growing Tomorrow’s Leaders, One Land Title at a Time
It should be simple. A country ensures free education for all children, and everyone benefits. But we all know it’s
“In China it is power, not law, which governs.”
When eating dinner with a family in Fujian province, I explained I was a lawyer conducting field research. The elderly
