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📢 Landesa Rwanda has launched a new training program for duty-bearers to boost land rights protections and security for smallholder farmers across Rwanda 🌍 🗨️ With support from key government leaders and local officials, this program will run across Kirehe, Kayonza, Nyagatare Districts and aims to equip land administration leaders—such as “Abunzi” (local mediators), land committee members, and district staff—with essential knowledge on land laws, women’s land rights, dispute resolution, and more. 👏 We extend a heartfelt thank you to our esteemed guests who joined the launch event including: - Mrs. Marie Grace Nishimwe, Director General of the National Land Authority - Mr. Muvara Pothin, Registrar of Land Titles for the Eastern Province - Mr. Bruno Rangira, Mayor of Kirehe District - Mr. nzirabatinya modeste, Vice Mayor of Economic Development - Mrs. Janviere Mukandayisenga, Vice Mayor of Social Affairs 🤝 Together, we’re building a foundation of secure land rights for all! 📷 Check out the photos from the launch event and the first training workshops in Kirehe. #LandRights #Rwanda #WomensLandRights

📣 STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Meet Mardha Tillah, Landesa’s Coordinator of Programs, based in the Jakarta, Indonesia. Mardha began working for Landesa in 2022. 💬 What is the most rewarding part of your work at Landesa? "The most rewarding part of the work is when the community members and government partners respond to us with enthusiasm. Once, a government official called a brainstorming session with us, in the process to prepare a government regulation on coastal protection and management, an “intellectual healing,” whilst an elder of a masyarakat adat/customary community called Landesa a “messenger from the ancestor” when we involved him in a meeting to let them know that there are some ways to make their customary land recognised by the government. In line with that, I am enjoying the opportunities to learn a lot—really a lot—day by day from various experts that are very eager in co-learning in Landesa from backgrounds in environment, forestry, GESI, land, customary law, coastal conservation, and especially legal fields." 👉Learn more about Mardha Tillah: https://lnkd.in/gBu-BmvK

🙂 We’re excited to share that Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Global Gender and Land Advisor, contributed invaluable insights to The Pollination Foundation's latest report, "Empowering Indigenous Women’s Voices in Project Design and Governance." 🎉 Shipra’s expertise and commitment to uplifting Indigenous women’s voices in land rights and project governance have been spotlighted as a case study, helping shape this impactful report. 🤝 This collaborative effort aims to highlight the essential role Indigenous women play in shaping projects that impact their communities and the environment and guide organizations in embedding Indigenous perspectives and women’s leadership in decision-making processes. 👉 Check out the full report for more on this important work: https://lnkd.in/g37BzigP #LandRights #GenderEquality #IndigenousVoices #WomensLandRights

🌍 For International Rural Womens' Day (Oct. 15), Stand4HerLandTanzania along with coalition members Landesa Tanzania, We Effect East Africa, TAWLA TANZANIA WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, and Tanzania Land Alliance hosted an empowering Rural Women Forum in Nkulabi Village, Dodoma region. ♀ Over 250 grassroots women came together to discuss their challenges around land rights and develop an action plan on how to address those challenges. Key takeaways included: 1️⃣ Customary norms still limit women's ability to own land. 2️⃣ Patriarchy often restricts land ownership to men, rooted in family lineage. 3️⃣ Lack of education on women’s land rights continues to deny many women their rights. Education is key! 4️⃣ Women’s participation in land decision-making remains low—encouraging them to step up, especially in the upcoming local elections. 5️⃣ Women’s role in agriculture and food security must be recognized to ensure they benefit from their hard work. 💬 The discussions were led by grassroots women with the objective of enhancing their voice, agency, and leadership on matters relating to their land rights. 🙌 Let’s keep the momentum going! #Stand4HerLand #WomensLandRights #RuralVoices #LandRights

🍃 Around the world, women—especially those without secure land rights—are disproportionately impacted by climate change, facing greater risks of food insecurity, displacement, and loss of livelihood. ♀️ But women also hold unique roles and knowledge of natural resources, making them powerful agents of change. Increasing women’s control over land increases their decision-making power in their households and communities and boosts their influence as champions for climate resilience. 💪This International Day of Rural Women, we’re spotlighting our programs that address both climate change and women’s land rights, empowering women to lead the fight for climate resilience in their communities. #LandRights #RuralWomen #WomensLandRights #ClimateAction #ClimateChange

🚨New Blog Alert - "National Advocacy, Local Resilience: Women’s Land Rights and Climate Change in South Asia" 🚨 In South Asia, women face disproportionate harm from climate change and land inequities. Strong land rights give women the power to shape natural resource governance, participate in political processes, and help their communities adapt to climate challenges. 💪 Through Landesa’s Women-Led Collective Advocacy for Climate Action project in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Maldives, we’re working with national coalitions to strengthen women’s land rights and build local climate resilience. In our new three-part blog series, Corey Creedon, Landesa's sustainable land use and livelihoods specialist and project technical lead, speaks with national coalition leads about their efforts to empower women and drive climate action at the community level. Hear from: 🙂“Rowshan Moni”, Deputy Executive Director of Association for Land Reform and Development 🙂Prem Prakash Nepali, Program Manager of National Land Rights Forum 🙂Muna Mohamed, Executive Director of Land Sea Maldives 🌟 Read the series and learn how these leaders are scaling gender-equitable land rights and climate advocacy: https://lnkd.in/dzBcGBxX #LandRights #ClimateAction #WomensLandRights #ClimateChange

✨ Landesa at the Second National Land Conference 2024 ✨ Landesa Liberia proudly participated in the Second National Land Conference in Gompa City, Nimba County. Our team, including Land Tenure Specialists Gmasonah Togba-Aboah and Nentarkpor Leeway, contributed to critical discussions on customary land rights, responsible agricultural development, and inclusive land rights for marginalized communities. The National Land Conference aimed to: 👉 Review customary land rights implementation 👉Ensure land rights for marginalized groups including women, youth, people with disabilities 👉Assess technical support services in land rights implementation 👉Facilitate exchange of views on land-based investments 👉Address emerging issues including climate change and carbon management This event brought together key stakeholders to drive sustainable land governance and ensure land rights for all! #LandRights #Liberia

🏞️ Landesa Indonesia is working with the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency to help local communities secure rights to their land, especially those living in coastal areas and depending on mangroves for their livelihoods. 🌱At a recent regional meeting, we shared our efforts to speed up the process of registering these communities' land so they can have more control and protection over their land. 💪 By doing this, we are also linking our work to larger goals like sustainability, environmental protection, and climate change mitigation. 🙏 A heartfelt thank you to Landesa Indonesia Director Mardha Tillah, Indonesia's Minister of Agrarian Affairs Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, all the government officials, the dedicated Landesa Indonesia team, and the representatives of Indigenous communities for coming together and making this meeting a success! #LandRights

🌱Land rights are the foundation of our work, but what exactly do we mean when we say, "land rights"? By definition, land rights mean a legal and social guarantee to access, manage, use, own, transfer, and inherit land. 🙌To us, land rights mean so much more beyond the definition. When land rights are gender-equitable and socially-inclusive, they create a wave of impact including: 💚 dignity and status 💚 women's empowerment 💚 equality 💚 financial security 💚 shelter and safety 💚 climate resilience 💚 peaceful communities 💚 health and nutrition These benefits start with people who have the least access to power and ripple outward to communities, to countries, and across the globe. 💪 The path to prosperity and freedom begins with land, and we'll continue to empower millions of women and men with this powerful tool for a more sustainable and equitable future for all. #LandRights

🦛 Like many of you, we're big fans of Moo Deng, the pygmy hippo taking the internet by storm. 🍃 Pygmy hippos originate from West Africa, where they are endangered because of deforestation and habitat loss. 🌱 Secure land rights for communities, including in Liberia where Landesa works, can promote sustainable land and forest management – essential for protecting people's livelihoods and the lives of creatures like Moo Deng. #LandRights #MooDeng