Village Square profiled a women’s land literacy program, initially piloted by Landesa, that has now trained more than half a million women in India on how to use their mobile phones to access and maintain their land records.
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The Government of India announced an ambitious effort to map residential areas in villages using drone technology and provide “property cards” to these rural owners. Landesa’s Shipra Deo and Pinaki Halder share several recommendations for implementation.
The Government of India announced an ambitious effort to map residential areas in villages using drone technology and to provide “property cards” to these rural owners. Landesa’s Shipra Deo and Pinaki Halder share several recommendations for implementation.
Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Director for Women’s Land Rights in India, was interviewed about her work in the lead up to the 4th India Land and Development Conference.
In a framework of economy of individual property, inheritance is one of the most common ways to access and own land, property and resources. However, women’s rights to inherit land are often mediated by an overlapping web of legal, structural, socioeconomic, and cultural factors. This paper explores the legal complexities related to inheritance of agricultural land by women in India.
Shipra Deo writes about a new amendment to Uttar Pradesh’s land leasing laws that increases stability and security for millions of tenant farmers and landowners. Published by Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Place.
Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Director of Women’s Land Rights, India, writes about a new amendment that expanded on the inheritance rights of unmarried daughters, but still doesn’t extend to the rights of married daughters.
On the 2019 International Day of Rural Women, Landesa’s Shipra Deo explores how land rights are an essential element for overturning misperceptions about the role of women in society and on the farm.
We’re doing bite-sized interviews with our staff so you can get a better idea of who they are and how they help further our mission. Meet Shipra Deo, our Director of Women’s Land Rights based in Uttar Pradesh, India, who has worked with Landesa for four years.
Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Women’s Land Rights (WLR) Director in India, writes about a new law in Uttar Pradesh that strengthens WLRs, the history of WLRs in the region, and practical steps to continue forward progress.