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Quarterly Bulletin
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WELCOME Hello, and welcome to the new look Resource Equity Quarterly Bulletin. Why are we sending you this? Because it’s good to talk. And it’s good to listen. We want to do both: to keep you up to date with what we’re doing at Resource Equity, and to share interesting and useful research we’ve come across over the past few months. As you’ll see, we have a renewed focus, and that focus is based around one key concept: when it comes to secure land tenure, what works for women? You’ll see that phrase over and over again in this bulletin. […]

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November 2020 Bulletin
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WELCOME Hello, and welcome to our nearly-end-of-year bulletin. We have a couple of exciting things to share, including updates on the research of our current grantees, and the launch of an innovative new initiative under the Resource Equity umbrella. And as always, if you’ve any questions, queries or concerns, drop us a line: kurstinb@resourceequity.org. WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS INSTITUTE and RE 2020 FUNDRAISER GRANTEES UPDATE ON BEING A GIRL WHAT WORKS FOR WOMEN SPANISH TRANSLATION JOIN THE BOARD OF RESOURCE EQUITY CURRENT PROJECTS OUR 2020 FUNDRAISER and THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS The focus of our 2020 Fundraising campaign is […]

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Learn with us at the Women’s Land Rights Institute
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We know that there is not one single path to achieving a global shift in women’s land tenure security.   At a minimum, it is going to take: Continued advocacy and activism at global, regional, and national levels. Policy, law, and regulation reforms that take the best from both economic development and rights-based approaches. Effective grievance and enforcement mechanisms at all levels that work for women and men equally when rights are threatened or violated. Connecting women’s land and property rights to the global movement for gender equality and economic justice – and addressing the shared core issues of women’s […]

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February 2021 Bulletin
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A happy new year to all our bulletin readers from the team at Resource Equity. Read on for news and views and a few announcements for 2021. In this edition we’re: Introducing The Women’s Land Rights Institute Sharing a new evidence brief on the effectiveness of Inheritance Reforms Connecting you to the new and improved resources available on our website Illustrating how laws can facilitate change with an example from Botswana   Introducing The Women’s Land Rights Institute Learn how to design and deliver policies and programs that advance women’s land rights with Resource Equity’s latest initiative – the Women’s […]

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We’re Hiring
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We’re excited to share information of a new position at Resource Equity: Gender and Land Tenure Specialist.  Please take a look and contact us at Hr@resourceequity.org if you’re interested, and forward along to a colleague or friend if you know they’d be a good fit. Gender and Land Tenure Specialist (Junior, Mid, or Senior) Resource Equity is a small but mighty not-for-profit with a mission to advance women’s rights to land and natural resources around the world.  We offer a truly flexible working environment that is supportive of work-life balance, and the chance to work with a team and partners who are […]

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How Effective is the Promotion of Women’s Customary Land Rights in Improving Women’s Land Tenure Security in Sierra Leone?
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With support of a grant from Resource Equity, Joseph Rahall, Yannick Wild, Ibrahim Guy and Godknows Maremera conducted research titled How Effective is the Promotion of Women’s Customary Land Rights in Improving Women’s Land Tenure Security in Sierra Leone? This research was commissioned as part of Resource Equity’s initiative to support new research and evidence on the question of the effectiveness of land tenure reforms to improve women’s lives. Land tenure in Sierra Leone is largely governed by customary law and much land is held by family lineages and managed by male head of households and influential male elders. Although […]

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To What Extent Have Judicial and Non-Judicial Rulings Translated to the Success of Women’s Land Tenure in Western Kenya
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With support of a grant from Resource Equity, David Okeyo conducted research titled “To What Extent Have Judicial and Non-Judicial Rulings Translated to the Success of Women’s Land Tenure in Western Kenya”. This research was commissioned as part of Resource Equity’s initiative to support new research and evidence on the question of the effectiveness of land tenure reforms to improve women’s lives. Kenya has adopted many legal protections for women’s land rights in its Constitution and legislation. Additional policies and land registration processes have been enacted to improve land tenure security, including for women. However, women still face significant hurdles […]

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After a successful first course, applications now open for round two!
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Our Women’s Land Rights Institute is now accepting applications for our second online course scheduled for September 2021.  The 10-week long online course explores pathways to address gender inequality in land tenure governance and systems, and it is designed to meet a critical need of moving beyond identifying problems to towards taking action on solutions. “As a development community, we have some way to go before we can say that there is broad understanding of what works in practice to make a change in women’s lives through land rights. I believe that this course is an important step in addressing […]

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