Dr. Ohnmar Myo Aung, Landesa Director of Program Coordination – Myanmar Program, has been awarded the Saul A. Silverman Award from the International Organization Development Association in recognition of her support for land reform within the high-conflict context of Myanmar.
August 2023
GIRLS’ GLOBE — In this conversation with Girls’ Globe, Dr. Monica Mhoja shares examples of how women in Tanzania are investing in smart agriculture and more land. She speaks about how Stand for Her Land is organizing across countries and at the grassroots level to advocate and create opportunities for change.
IPP MEDIA — Land Tenure Specialist Masalu Luhula explains how Landesa helped design the process and coordinate the land transfer in a case of responsible land based investment, the “first of its kind in Tanzania where the investor decides to hand over land that they don’t use so that communities can make good use of it.”
Landesa was pleasantly amused to be included as a clue in The New Yorker’s Daily Crossword on August 22, 2023.
July 2023
IDR ONLINE — Landesa’s Shipra Deo explains how the conversation around land rights is incomplete without giving due consideration to dignity. “How [women] use the land, whether for livelihood or survival, is closely interlinked to an individual’s existence and dignity.”
May 2023
Equal Measures 2030 featured Esther Mwaura-Muiru, Landesa’s Global Advocacy Director for the Stand for Her Land campaign, in a survey of gender equality advocates, asking these leaders how they would urge the G-7 countries to fulfill commitments to women’s rights and empowerment.
Zainab Salbi and Chris Jochnick underscore how women and girls are resilient agents of change – and that their potential to respond to all crises, from conflict to climate change, is accelerated when they enjoy secure rights to land.
April 2023
Equal inheritance rights are a path toward achieving an equitable, hopeful future; they are positively associated with higher levels of women’s entrepreneurship and can lead to economic empowerment. ALRD’s Rowshan Moni and Landesa’s Beth Roberts explain how equal inheritance rights can help us drive transformative change now.
Everlyne Nairesiae, Landesa’s Africa Region Director, is quoted by UG Standard on why there must be demand and increased attention to protect women’s human rights in the context of their access to, use of, and control over land in Uganda.
Landesa’s evidence scan on the connection between women’s land tenure security and climate change mitigation and adaptation was featured in WeProsper’s Research Salon brief. These Research Salons offer an opportunity for coalition members to share research on thematic areas of joint interest in order to expand the knowledge base and inform coalition advocacy on women’s economic empowerment, justice, and rights.
GIRLS’ GLOBE — In this conversation with Girls’ Globe, Dr. Monica Mhoja shares examples of how women in Tanzania are investing in smart agriculture and more land. She speaks about how Stand for Her Land is organizing across countries and at the grassroots level to advocate and create opportunities for change.
IPP MEDIA — Land Tenure Specialist Masalu Luhula explains how Landesa helped design the process and coordinate the land transfer in a case of responsible land based investment, the “first of its kind in Tanzania where the investor decides to hand over land that they don’t use so that communities can make good use of it.”
Landesa was pleasantly amused to be included as a clue in The New Yorker’s Daily Crossword on August 22, 2023.
July 2023
IDR ONLINE — Landesa’s Shipra Deo explains how the conversation around land rights is incomplete without giving due consideration to dignity. “How [women] use the land, whether for livelihood or survival, is closely interlinked to an individual’s existence and dignity.”
May 2023
Equal Measures 2030 featured Esther Mwaura-Muiru, Landesa’s Global Advocacy Director for the Stand for Her Land campaign, in a survey of gender equality advocates, asking these leaders how they would urge the G-7 countries to fulfill commitments to women’s rights and empowerment.
Zainab Salbi and Chris Jochnick underscore how women and girls are resilient agents of change – and that their potential to respond to all crises, from conflict to climate change, is accelerated when they enjoy secure rights to land.
April 2023
Equal inheritance rights are a path toward achieving an equitable, hopeful future; they are positively associated with higher levels of women’s entrepreneurship and can lead to economic empowerment. ALRD’s Rowshan Moni and Landesa’s Beth Roberts explain how equal inheritance rights can help us drive transformative change now.
Everlyne Nairesiae, Landesa’s Africa Region Director, is quoted by UG Standard on why there must be demand and increased attention to protect women’s human rights in the context of their access to, use of, and control over land in Uganda.
Landesa’s evidence scan on the connection between women’s land tenure security and climate change mitigation and adaptation was featured in WeProsper’s Research Salon brief. These Research Salons offer an opportunity for coalition members to share research on thematic areas of joint interest in order to expand the knowledge base and inform coalition advocacy on women’s economic empowerment, justice, and rights.
IDR ONLINE — Landesa’s Shipra Deo explains how the conversation around land rights is incomplete without giving due consideration to dignity. “How [women] use the land, whether for livelihood or survival, is closely interlinked to an individual’s existence and dignity.”
May 2023
Equal Measures 2030 featured Esther Mwaura-Muiru, Landesa’s Global Advocacy Director for the Stand for Her Land campaign, in a survey of gender equality advocates, asking these leaders how they would urge the G-7 countries to fulfill commitments to women’s rights and empowerment.
Zainab Salbi and Chris Jochnick underscore how women and girls are resilient agents of change – and that their potential to respond to all crises, from conflict to climate change, is accelerated when they enjoy secure rights to land.
April 2023
Equal inheritance rights are a path toward achieving an equitable, hopeful future; they are positively associated with higher levels of women’s entrepreneurship and can lead to economic empowerment. ALRD’s Rowshan Moni and Landesa’s Beth Roberts explain how equal inheritance rights can help us drive transformative change now.
Everlyne Nairesiae, Landesa’s Africa Region Director, is quoted by UG Standard on why there must be demand and increased attention to protect women’s human rights in the context of their access to, use of, and control over land in Uganda.
Landesa’s evidence scan on the connection between women’s land tenure security and climate change mitigation and adaptation was featured in WeProsper’s Research Salon brief. These Research Salons offer an opportunity for coalition members to share research on thematic areas of joint interest in order to expand the knowledge base and inform coalition advocacy on women’s economic empowerment, justice, and rights.
Equal Measures 2030 featured Esther Mwaura-Muiru, Landesa’s Global Advocacy Director for the Stand for Her Land campaign, in a survey of gender equality advocates, asking these leaders how they would urge the G-7 countries to fulfill commitments to women’s rights and empowerment.
Zainab Salbi and Chris Jochnick underscore how women and girls are resilient agents of change – and that their potential to respond to all crises, from conflict to climate change, is accelerated when they enjoy secure rights to land.
April 2023
Equal inheritance rights are a path toward achieving an equitable, hopeful future; they are positively associated with higher levels of women’s entrepreneurship and can lead to economic empowerment. ALRD’s Rowshan Moni and Landesa’s Beth Roberts explain how equal inheritance rights can help us drive transformative change now.
Everlyne Nairesiae, Landesa’s Africa Region Director, is quoted by UG Standard on why there must be demand and increased attention to protect women’s human rights in the context of their access to, use of, and control over land in Uganda.
Landesa’s evidence scan on the connection between women’s land tenure security and climate change mitigation and adaptation was featured in WeProsper’s Research Salon brief. These Research Salons offer an opportunity for coalition members to share research on thematic areas of joint interest in order to expand the knowledge base and inform coalition advocacy on women’s economic empowerment, justice, and rights.
Equal inheritance rights are a path toward achieving an equitable, hopeful future; they are positively associated with higher levels of women’s entrepreneurship and can lead to economic empowerment. ALRD’s Rowshan Moni and Landesa’s Beth Roberts explain how equal inheritance rights can help us drive transformative change now.
Everlyne Nairesiae, Landesa’s Africa Region Director, is quoted by UG Standard on why there must be demand and increased attention to protect women’s human rights in the context of their access to, use of, and control over land in Uganda.
Landesa’s evidence scan on the connection between women’s land tenure security and climate change mitigation and adaptation was featured in WeProsper’s Research Salon brief. These Research Salons offer an opportunity for coalition members to share research on thematic areas of joint interest in order to expand the knowledge base and inform coalition advocacy on women’s economic empowerment, justice, and rights.