Al Jazeera interviewed Landesa Africa Region Director Margaret Rugadya for context on women’s land rights in their story about a 57-year-old Maasai woman’s tortuous path to owning land.
This video was debuted at Landesa’s 2022 Seed the Change gala.
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Nairobi, 8 March 2022— Leaders and campaigners from across the world today launched Stand for Her Land in Africa, a global advocacy campaign for women’s land rights. The launch, on International Women’s Day, will link African grassroots organizations with national actors and international champions. Already, nearly 100 groups in Uganda, Senegal, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and worldwide are mobilizing to Stand for Her Land.
Helping young people access land allows them to participate in rural economies while making progress on gender equity, food security, and adaptation to climate change.
For Thomson Reuters Foundation, Landesa Sr. Youth and Land Tenure Specialist Tizai Mauto explains why youth land rights are key to revitalizing rural economies and creating job opportunities for millions of young people worldwide.
Wherever Landesa works, we are helping to ensure that individuals, families and communities have access to a critical resource for improving lives and livelihoods. Learn more about the exciting ways our work is growing in our 2021 Annual Report.
Agricultural Systems Change initiative will help put 17 millions African smallholders on the pathway to prosperity.
The future belongs to youth. But in many parts of the world, young women and men lack the means and the opportunity to build livelihoods and fully participate in their communities. This is especially true in rural areas, where agriculture is the foundation of the economy, but land rights remain out of reach.