The work of Landesa, one of the GAAP grantees, was recently highlighted in a New York Times article that explores landlessness and land reform in India. The article quotes Tim Hanstad, the president and chief executive of Landesa, who says, " The conventional wisdom had been that in order to provide meaningful benefits you’d need a full-size >> Read more
Video of Landesa Working for Women’s Land Rights in Kenya
For rural women in Kenya, secure access to land rights doesn’t come easily. Though the current Kenyan constitution declares women equal to men when it comes to land, this right has not been fully realized in many areas. That’s why work done by the Seattle-based non-profit Landesa, and other organizations like it, is so important. Landesa >> Read more
Bangladesh Midterm Meeting
BRAC (formerly an acronym for the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) is known world-wide for providing microfinance, education, and health services to poor people. Well-established in Bangladesh since 1972, it has since expanded across Asia and into Sub-Saharan Africa. It receives support from individual donations and grants from the big funders such as the Nike and >> Read more
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