In this episode of Food4Transformation’s podcast, Beth Roberts is interviewed about the challenges that affect smallholder farmers when it comes to land tenure, access to financial services, and gender equality.
The Borgen Project profiled Landesa’s work to tackle poverty through the power of land rights, in addition to a special focus on projects in Liberia and Southeast Asia.
March 2024
Global WA — Landesa’s Ayman Soliman explains that in order to close the gap on women’s land rights, we must challenge discriminatory social norms, empower grassroots women to lead, and finance solutions from the ground up.
February 2024
At the end of a two-day conference jointly organized by Landesa and the Rights and Rice Foundation, stakeholders reached a consensus to incorporate climate action within the framework of land rights, aiming for a sustainable and inclusive approach to land formalization. The conference attracted a diverse array of participants, including policymakers, members of the 55th Legislature, Josephine Nkrumah (ECOWAS Permanent Representative to Liberia), civil society representatives, farmers, and community leaders.
January 2024
Landesa, in collaboration with the Rights and Rice Foundation, has commenced a groundbreaking conference titled “Land Rights for Inclusive Climate Action and Sustainable Development” in Monrovia, Liberia. As Liberia faces the repercussions of climate change, the conference outcomes could chart a course towards a resilient and climate-smart land tenure system, serving as a model for other African nations confronting similar challenges.
November 2023
Civil society representatives across Asia and Africa met in Dhaka this October to talk about the growing impact of climate change on land-based rural people across Asia and Africa. They crafted the ‘Dhaka Declaration,’ which calls on governments to center rural people, including women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples, in climate change policy.
West Bengal is set to implement the Women Land Literacy (WLL) programme in all parts of the state, with a focus on depicting Bengal as the role model in creating land literacy among women through Self-Help-Group (SHG) institutions for the whole country. WLL is a joint initiative launched in 2021 by the WBSRLM, the Land & Land Reforms department, and supported by Landesa.
October 2023
ILC — Read takeaways from the workshops held in Maldives, Nepal, and Bangladesh on the nexus between the climate crisis and its impact on rural women across Asia.
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.
Global WA — Landesa’s Ayman Soliman explains that in order to close the gap on women’s land rights, we must challenge discriminatory social norms, empower grassroots women to lead, and finance solutions from the ground up.
February 2024
At the end of a two-day conference jointly organized by Landesa and the Rights and Rice Foundation, stakeholders reached a consensus to incorporate climate action within the framework of land rights, aiming for a sustainable and inclusive approach to land formalization. The conference attracted a diverse array of participants, including policymakers, members of the 55th Legislature, Josephine Nkrumah (ECOWAS Permanent Representative to Liberia), civil society representatives, farmers, and community leaders.
January 2024
Landesa, in collaboration with the Rights and Rice Foundation, has commenced a groundbreaking conference titled “Land Rights for Inclusive Climate Action and Sustainable Development” in Monrovia, Liberia. As Liberia faces the repercussions of climate change, the conference outcomes could chart a course towards a resilient and climate-smart land tenure system, serving as a model for other African nations confronting similar challenges.
November 2023
Civil society representatives across Asia and Africa met in Dhaka this October to talk about the growing impact of climate change on land-based rural people across Asia and Africa. They crafted the ‘Dhaka Declaration,’ which calls on governments to center rural people, including women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples, in climate change policy.
West Bengal is set to implement the Women Land Literacy (WLL) programme in all parts of the state, with a focus on depicting Bengal as the role model in creating land literacy among women through Self-Help-Group (SHG) institutions for the whole country. WLL is a joint initiative launched in 2021 by the WBSRLM, the Land & Land Reforms department, and supported by Landesa.
October 2023
ILC — Read takeaways from the workshops held in Maldives, Nepal, and Bangladesh on the nexus between the climate crisis and its impact on rural women across Asia.
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.
At the end of a two-day conference jointly organized by Landesa and the Rights and Rice Foundation, stakeholders reached a consensus to incorporate climate action within the framework of land rights, aiming for a sustainable and inclusive approach to land formalization. The conference attracted a diverse array of participants, including policymakers, members of the 55th Legislature, Josephine Nkrumah (ECOWAS Permanent Representative to Liberia), civil society representatives, farmers, and community leaders.
January 2024
Landesa, in collaboration with the Rights and Rice Foundation, has commenced a groundbreaking conference titled “Land Rights for Inclusive Climate Action and Sustainable Development” in Monrovia, Liberia. As Liberia faces the repercussions of climate change, the conference outcomes could chart a course towards a resilient and climate-smart land tenure system, serving as a model for other African nations confronting similar challenges.
November 2023
Civil society representatives across Asia and Africa met in Dhaka this October to talk about the growing impact of climate change on land-based rural people across Asia and Africa. They crafted the ‘Dhaka Declaration,’ which calls on governments to center rural people, including women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples, in climate change policy.
West Bengal is set to implement the Women Land Literacy (WLL) programme in all parts of the state, with a focus on depicting Bengal as the role model in creating land literacy among women through Self-Help-Group (SHG) institutions for the whole country. WLL is a joint initiative launched in 2021 by the WBSRLM, the Land & Land Reforms department, and supported by Landesa.
October 2023
ILC — Read takeaways from the workshops held in Maldives, Nepal, and Bangladesh on the nexus between the climate crisis and its impact on rural women across Asia.
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.
Landesa, in collaboration with the Rights and Rice Foundation, has commenced a groundbreaking conference titled “Land Rights for Inclusive Climate Action and Sustainable Development” in Monrovia, Liberia. As Liberia faces the repercussions of climate change, the conference outcomes could chart a course towards a resilient and climate-smart land tenure system, serving as a model for other African nations confronting similar challenges.
November 2023
Civil society representatives across Asia and Africa met in Dhaka this October to talk about the growing impact of climate change on land-based rural people across Asia and Africa. They crafted the ‘Dhaka Declaration,’ which calls on governments to center rural people, including women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples, in climate change policy.
West Bengal is set to implement the Women Land Literacy (WLL) programme in all parts of the state, with a focus on depicting Bengal as the role model in creating land literacy among women through Self-Help-Group (SHG) institutions for the whole country. WLL is a joint initiative launched in 2021 by the WBSRLM, the Land & Land Reforms department, and supported by Landesa.
October 2023
ILC — Read takeaways from the workshops held in Maldives, Nepal, and Bangladesh on the nexus between the climate crisis and its impact on rural women across Asia.
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.
Civil society representatives across Asia and Africa met in Dhaka this October to talk about the growing impact of climate change on land-based rural people across Asia and Africa. They crafted the ‘Dhaka Declaration,’ which calls on governments to center rural people, including women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples, in climate change policy.
West Bengal is set to implement the Women Land Literacy (WLL) programme in all parts of the state, with a focus on depicting Bengal as the role model in creating land literacy among women through Self-Help-Group (SHG) institutions for the whole country. WLL is a joint initiative launched in 2021 by the WBSRLM, the Land & Land Reforms department, and supported by Landesa.
October 2023
ILC — Read takeaways from the workshops held in Maldives, Nepal, and Bangladesh on the nexus between the climate crisis and its impact on rural women across Asia.
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.
ILC — Read takeaways from the workshops held in Maldives, Nepal, and Bangladesh on the nexus between the climate crisis and its impact on rural women across Asia.
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.
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.