This video was debuted at Landesa’s 2022 Seed the Change gala.
The fight for gender equality is a story of bias and prejudices. Twelve women are breaking those biases by starting a collective farm in their village.
On International Women’s Day, the Times of India ran a piece by Shipra Deo, Landesa’s director of women’s land rights in India, about the power of land rights for women in tackling some of the significant challenges of our time: gender equality, food security and climate change.
Mongabay interviewed Pinaki Halder, Landesa Director of Programs, India, for a story about land rights issues that have beset a solar park in Karnataka state, India.
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.
A new court ruling in India expands the scope of a daughter’s right to inherit land, but the bigger picture remains one of stark gender disparities in land rights.
A new court ruling in India expands the scope of a daughter’s right to inherit land, but the bigger picture remains one of stark gender disparities in land rights. Read more in a new Times Of India blog by Landesa’s Shipra Deo & Robert Mitchell.