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New Resource: Women and Dirt

Land rights for women flips the script of gendered power—it challenges patriarchy at its root, by fundamentally changing women’s economic, social, and political status. And key to climate action, research shows efforts to protect biodiversity and address climate change are more successful when women have strong land rights.

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May 11, 2022

Watch: Landesa’s Chris Jochnick and Shipra Deo on building resilience

In partnership with Devex and Hilton Foundation, Chris Jochnick and Shipra Deo discuss how humanitarian organizations can build resilience to address the crises that will emerge in the next years and decades.

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April 19, 2022

April Plotlines: Accelerating equality + action

Landesa receives historic gift from MacKenzie Scott; Stand for Her Land convenes in Africa; Over $300k raised at Seed the Change; We're hiring!

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April 12, 2022

Landesa receives $20 million gift from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

The new funding is a direct investment in Landesa’s efforts to accelerate gender equality and arrest the climate crisis.

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March 23, 2022

March Plotlines: Breaking biases

New blogs from Shipra Deo and Tizai Mauto; Join us at Seed the Change; Stand for Her Land launches in Africa; SPEC John Kerry will speak at Landesa event.

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March 14, 2022