CNN Spotlights Landesa’s Kenya Justice Project as a Model for Behavior Change
December 11, 2012 --- What do smoking, spanking, and drunk driving have in common? In a guest blog on the CNN website, Landesa CEO Tim Hanstad explores how hard-won shifts in behavior offer important lessons in attempts to improve women's land rights around the world, particularly in Kenya.
Landesa Featured in The New York Times
November 21, 2012 --- Columnist Tina Rosenberg profiles Landesa in the New York Times, highlighting how micro-plots can make a world of difference in helping families climb out of poverty.
Obama Champions Land Rights in Myanmar Speech
November 19, 2012 -- In the first visit by a U.S. President to Myanmar, President Obama made a significant endorsement of land rights today in his speech at the University of Yangon: "When ordinary people have a say in their own future, then your land can’t just be taken away from you. And that’s why reforms must ensure that the people of this nation can have that most fundamental of possessions—the right to own the title to the land on which you live and on which you work."
Women’s Land Rights Progress Spotlighted in Bloomberg
October 26, 2012 -- Bloomberg features a comprehensive story on women's land rights in Kenya. The article explains how Kenya's new Constitution and support from Landesa are bringing progress for women's rights to overcome age-old traditions.
Wall Street Journal Cites Landesa Research
October 19, 2012 -- The Wall Street Journal references Landesa in the article, "China Faces Tough Choice on Growth" regarding compensation farmers receive from their land being expropriated. The article was also the lead story in the WSJ China edition, elevating the importance of land rights in China.