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Exploring Gendered Wellbeing in Slum Resettlement Project in Odisha,India
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With support of a grant from Resource Equity, Gautam Prateek, Aathira Krishnan and Pranamesh Kar conducted research titled “Exploring Gendered Wellbeing in Slum Resettlement Project in Odisha, India”. 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. To meet the twin aims of human welfare and economic growth, efforts to improve property rights and basic services through regularization and formalization of informal settlements began in the 1970s and became widespread by the 1990s. Landlessness is a significant problem in […]

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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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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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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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Enhancing Women’s Land Rights in the Americas
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We are pleased to introduce our summer 2019 legal intern, Justin Loveland. A third-year student at Seattle University School of Law, Justin has helped us draft an international law practice guide, looked over translations of French and Spanish, and assisted in various research projects. He is currently based in Geneva, where he is working with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Land distribution is an issue innately tied to inequality throughout the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, which is considered the most unequal region in the world. This inequality ranges from wealth disparity and political corruption […]

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