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Usha Usha Ganesh, Usha Ganesh, Intellecap Ganesh, Intellecap Intellecap Usha Usha Ganesh Usha Ganesh hasGanesh over has 15 over hasyears over 15 years of15business years of business ofresearch business research and research content and content and content development development development experience experience experience in full-time in full-time in and full-time freelance and freelance andengagements. freelance engagements. engagements. She She She contributes contributes contributes to analytical to analytical toprojects, analytical projects, including projects, including articles including articles for articles Beyond for Beyond for Profit, Beyond Profit,Profit, surveysurvey reports survey reports forreports Microfinance for Microfinance for Microfinance Insights, Insights, and Insights, aand trends-monitoring aand trends-monitoring a trends-monitoring newsletter newsletter for newsletter thefor Rockefeller the forRockefeller the Rockefeller Foundation. Foundation. Foundation. She serves She serves She as editor serves as editor forasthe editor for the for the abstracts abstracts posted abstracts posted on Microfinance posted on Microfinance on Microfinance Gateway Gateway asGateway wellasaswell for as as well thefor content asthe forcontent the content on enterprisingschools.com, on enterprisingschools.com, on enterprisingschools.com, a portal a portal focused a portal focused on focused theon Affordable theonAffordable the Affordable PrivatePrivate Private Schools Schools sector. Schools sector. Shesector. enjoys She enjoys She reading enjoys reading andreading writing and writing and about writing about innovations about innovations innovations in in in the development the development the development sector.sector. sector.
NishaNisha Kumar Nisha Kumar Kulkarni, Kumar Kulkarni, Intellecap Kulkarni, Intellecap Intellecap Nisha Nisha produces Nisha produces content produces content for content Intellecap’s for Intellecap’s for Intellecap’s publications publications publications and blogs, and blogs, as andwell blogs, as well as well as works as works onasvarious works on various research on various research projects. research projects. She projects. brings She brings She 5 years brings 5 years experience 5 years experience experience in research, in research, in operations research, operations operations and fundraising. and fundraising. and fundraising. She isShe passionate She is passionate is passionate about aboutabout writingwriting andwriting economic and economic and development economic development development strategies. strategies. strategies. As a As native aAsnative New a native New New Yorker, Yorker, Nisha Yorker, Nisha is aNisha new is a is transplant new a new transplant transplant to Mumbai. to Mumbai. to Her Mumbai. free Her time free Her is free time time is is absorbed absorbed by absorbed exploring by exploring byher exploring new hercity new her and city new reading and cityreading and great reading books. greatgreat books. books.
DianaDiana Wells, Diana Wells, President, Wells, President, President, Ashoka Ashoka Ashoka Dr. Diana Dr. Diana Wells, Dr. Diana Wells, President Wells, President ofPresident Ashoka, of Ashoka, ofjoined Ashoka, joined the organization joined the organization the organization in the in thein the 1980s1980s when1980s when she created when she created she onecreated ofone Ashoka's of one Ashoka's ofcore Ashoka's programs, core core programs, programs, Fellowship Fellowship Fellowship Support Support Services. Support Services. Diana Services. Diana was named Diana was named was President named President ofPresident Ashoka of Ashoka in of2005. Ashoka in 2005. Shein 2005. She She has ledhas theled has worldwide the ledworldwide the process worldwide process of sourcing process of sourcing of and sourcing selecting and selecting andleading selecting leading social leading socialsocial entrepreneurs entrepreneurs entrepreneurs as Ashoka as Ashoka as Fellows. Ashoka Fellows. She Fellows. has Shecontributed has Shecontributed has contributed to the to field theto offield the of field of social social entrepreneurship social entrepreneurship entrepreneurship by implementing by implementing by implementing a widely a widely respected a widely respected tool respected for tool for tool for "Measuring "Measuring "Measuring Effectiveness"—one Effectiveness"—one Effectiveness"—one of the of first thestandard offirst thestandard firsttools standard totools measure tools to measure to measure the impact the impact of thesocial impact of social entrepreneurship. of social entrepreneurship. entrepreneurship. Diana Diana is a Diana Fulbright is a is Fulbright a and Fulbright Woodrow and Woodrow and Wilson Woodrow Wilson scholar. Wilson scholar. She scholar. isShe on is She theonisthe on the Advisory Advisory Board Advisory Board for Center Board for Center for Center theforAdvancement the forAdvancement the Advancement of Social of Social Entrepreof Social EntrepreEntrepreneurship neurship (CASE) neurship (CASE) at Duke’s (CASE) at Duke’s Fuqua at Duke’s Fuqua School Fuqua School of Business. School of Business. of Her Business. Ph.D. Her Ph.D. Her is Ph.D. is is from New from from York New New University, York York University, University, and her andundergraduate her and undergraduate her undergraduate degreedegree is from degree is from is from BrownBrown University. Brown University. University. In 2008, In 2008, Diana In 2008, Diana wonDiana the wonfirst won the annual first the annual first Women annual Women to Women to to WatchWatch award Watch award by Running award by Running by Start, Running Start, a Washington, Start, a Washington, a Washington, DC-based DC-based organization DC-based organization organization that empowers that empowers that empowers youngyoung women young women to be women political to be to political be leaders. political leaders. leaders.
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eldom do land ownership records exist for community and family-owned land in developing countries. These records often work against the poor even when there is documentation of land ownership. Illiteracy and a lack of awareness of their rights are just two of the challenges faced by the poor. Even those who do know their rights lack a voice and legal expertise to fight for their rights. They continue to remain poor because they lack assets to raise credit for productive activities.
Technology provides some of the solutions Technology can be leveraged to expedite and strengthen land reforms that focus on formal record creation and fair titling of land. Technology can provide geographic, demographic, and environmental information
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of of transactions, and where and and where there where there is nothere is urgency nois nourgency them easily themthem easily add easily inadd additional in add additional in data additional such dataas data suchsuch as transactions, asof transactions, ofurgency ensuring of ensuring offair ensuring land fairregistration. land fair land registration. registration. community community stitching stitching it together. stitching it together. itShe together. adds, She adds, SheFor adds, soil conditions, soil soil conditions, conditions, biodiversity, biodiversity, biodiversity, type type of type of ofcommunity this, Forthey this, Forneed this, theyto they need collect need to collect real-time to collect real-time land real-time land land “In rural “In rural “In areas, rural areas, transparency areas, transparency transparency can be can can be beinformation agricultural agricultural agricultural production, production, production, type oftype infrastructype of infrastrucof infrastrucinformation information using local usingusing resources. locallocal resources. resources. created created bycreated putting by putting by up putting boards up boards up withboards awith mapwith a map a map ture, health ture,ture, health care,health and care, available care, and available andcommunity available community community of theof areas, the of the areas, demarcating areas, demarcating demarcating boundaries. boundaries. boundaries. services. services. services. The The project The project also project also included also included included The poor Thehave poor The poor greater havehave greater access greater access to web access toand web to web and and This must This be This must backed must be backed be by backed updated by updated byrecords. updated records. records. low-level low-level training low-level training to training facilitate to facilitate totechnology facilitate technology technology mobilemobile technology mobile technology technology than ever than than before ever ever before andbefore and and The onus Theofonus The aggregating onus of aggregating of aggregating local land localownerlocal land land ownerownertransfer. transfer. transfer. can leverage can can leverage itleverage to itprovide toit provide to real-time provide real-time real-time ship ship information ship information information must must restmust with rest rest with the with the theimages images ofimages land of to land of local land to local governments. to local governments. governments. panchayat panchayat (village(village leaders) (village leaders) and leaders) must and and must mustGeospatial Participatory Participatory Participatory mapping mapping mapping using using GISusing by GIS GIS by bypanchayat Geospatial Geospatial information information information is vital is vital isfor vital for for travel bottom-up travel bottom-up bottom-up to the to taluk theto(district) taluk the taluk (district) and (district) and andeconomic specialists specialists specialists and local and and communities locallocal communities communities make make maketravel economic economic development, development, development, according according according to to to zilla levels. zilla levels. zilla Advocacy levels. 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(PCGIAP). clear deliverable clearclear deliverable deliverable of the of panchayats. theofpanchayats. the panchayats.Affordability sustainable sustainable sustainable resource-management resource-management resource-management decisions. decisions. decisions. 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ByGanesh, Usha Ganesh, SeniorSenior Associate, Intellecap Usha By Usha Senior Ganesh, Associate, Intellecap Associate, Intellecap there isthere a need there is ato need israise a need toawareness raise to raise awareness awareness of landof land Governments of landGovernments Governments must become mustmust become aware become aware of the aware of the ofBythe rights,rights, andrights, this andcan and thisbecan this done be canusing done be done using socialusing socialsocial networks networks and networks communication and and communication communication tools tools like tools like like mash-ups, mash-ups, mash-ups, crowd-sourcing, crowd-sourcing, crowd-sourcing, and other and and otherother engagement engagement engagement devices. devices. devices. 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Delinking Delinking Delinking gender gender equality gender equality equality goals goals from goals fromfrom those those of those poverty of poverty of eradication poverty eradication eradication makes makes develmakes develdevelopment opment initiatives opment initiatives initiatives uni-dimensional. uni-dimensional. uni-dimensional. Women Women Women are are becoming becoming are becoming poorer poorer the poorer the world world theover world over as over as as menmen advance men advance advance due due to their to due their lack to their lack of access of lack access oftoaccess to to economic economic economic opportunities, opportunities, opportunities, landland ownership, land ownership, ownership, and and credit. credit. and credit. 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Advocacy Advocacy has has significant has significant significant potential potential potential to to to land. land. Subsistence land. Subsistence Subsistence farming farming barely farming barely feeds barely feeds feedsBina Bina Agarwal, Bina Agarwal, Agarwal, Director Director and Director Professor and and Professor Professor of of ofAdvocacy engender engender engender harmonization harmonization harmonization of legal of of legal andlegal and and the family, the family, the and family, men and and often menmen often migrate often migrate tomigrate cities to cities toEconomics, citiesEconomics, Economics, Institute Institute of Institute Economic of Economic of Economic Growth, Growth, Growth, customary customary laws. laws. Swati laws. Swati Ramanathan, Swati Ramanathan, Ramanathan, in search in search in ofsearch work. of work. of Societal work.Societal Societal rules rules andrules and in and herin widely her in her widely cited widely cited paper, cited paper, “Are paper, “Are We “Are Not We We Not Notcustomary co-founder co-founder co-founder of Janaagraha, of Janaagraha, of Janaagraha, a not-for-profit a not-for-profit a not-for-profit religious religious religious and social and and social sanctions social sanctions sanctions permitpermit and permit and andPeasants Peasants Peasants Too?”Too?” differentiates Too?” differentiates differentiates between between between organization organization organization that isthat trying that is trying is to trying change to change to the change the the even even encourage even encourage encourage the eviction the eviction theofeviction wives of wives and of wives and andlegal legal andlegal social and and social recognition social recognition recognition of women’s of women’s of women’s way policy wayway policy is developed policy is developed is developed and implemented and and implemented implemented children children left children behind left left behind bybehind migrant by migrant by workers migrant workers workers rightsrights to rights land, to land, and to land, between and and between between recognition recognition recognition though though advocacy though advocacy advocacy and citizen’s and and citizen’s empowercitizen’s empowerempowerand the and and forced the the forced removal forced removal removal of abandoned of abandoned of abandoned and enforcement. and and enforcement. enforcement. She writes SheShe writes thatwrites effective that that effective effective ment,ment, emphasizes ment, emphasizes emphasizes the need the the need for need building for for building building women women and women widows. and and widows. widows. and independent and and independent independent land land rights land rights forrights women for for women women awareness awareness among among women. among women. women. She She says, She says, says, deliver deliver welfare, deliver welfare, welfare, efficiency, efficiency, efficiency, equality, equality, equality, and and andawareness LandLand reforms Land reforms reforms perpetrate perpetrate perpetrate gender gender gender “There “There is“There a need is aisneed for a need champions for for champions champions for this for for this this empowerment empowerment empowerment benefits. benefits. benefits. For many For For many years, many years, years, bias bias in land bias in land ownership in land ownership ownership movement. movement. movement. Awareness Awareness Awareness and education and and education education on on on Agarwal Agarwal has Agarwal been has has been writing been writing about writing about andabout advoand and advoadvoAfrican African and African Asian and and Asian countries Asian countries countries are increasare are increasincreasproperty property rightsrights canrights be can built can beusing built be built using different using different different catingcating forcating women-only for women-only for women-only collectives collectives collectives that can that that can canproperty ingly ingly insisting ingly insisting on insisting formal on formal onregistration formal registration registration and and and communication communication communication tools,tools, and tools, and linking and linking to linking to to pool pool small pool small plots small plots of plots land, of land, of or land, collectively or collectively or collectively titling.titling. Buttitling. titling But But titling is often titling is often in is favor often in favor of in favor theof the of the broader government broader government government literacy literacy platforms.” literacy platforms.” platforms.” lease lease or own lease or land own or own to land leverage land to leverage to leverage benefits benefits of benefits of ofbroader male,male, with male, the withwith woman’s the the woman’s woman’s security security tied security totied tied to to credit,credit, irrigation, credit, irrigation, irrigation, and high-level and and high-level high-level farming farming farming and assured and and assured through assured through her through family. her her family. Entitled family. Entitled Entitled Like Ramanathan, LikeLike Ramanathan, Ramanathan, Agarwal Agarwal Agarwal also emphaalsoalso emphaemphatechniques. techniques. techniques. individuals individuals individuals then then sell then the sell land sell the the land while land while thewhile the the sizes sizes the need sizes the need to theraise need to raise the to bar raise thefor bar the efforts bar for efforts for to efforts to to family, family, which family, which hitherto which hitherto hitherto had had collectively had collectively collectively"True "True development-oriented "True development-oriented development-oriented improve improve awareness improve awareness awareness aboutabout women’s about women’s women’s rightsrights rights owned owned and owned worked and and worked on worked the on land, the on the land, is left land, is left is left property. to property. to property. She says, SheShe says, “There says, “There is “There a need is a need is fora need for for landland reforms land reforms reforms mustmust ensure must ensure ensure that thattothat landless landless and landless poor. and and poor. poor. mechanisms to raise to raise awareness to raise awareness awareness among among among women's women's women's names names names are are placed are placed placed on onmechanisms onmechanisms women women ofwomen their of legal their of their rights legallegal rights andrights allow and and allow them allow themthem landland records landrecords records and and inheritance andinheritance inheritance Even Even as countries Even as countries as countries are addressing are are addressing addressing gender gender gender access access toaccess legal to aid. legal to legal There aid. aid. There is also There isaalso need is also a need toa need to to equality equality equality by amending by by amending amending legal legal laws legal laws on laws on onrights rights ofrights women of women of women and and widows and widows widows are areraise areraise awareness raise awareness awareness levelslevels among levels among legal among legallegal ownership ownership ownership and inheritance, and and inheritance, inheritance, socialsocial and social and andestablished established established and and accepted." and accepted." accepted." professionals professionals professionals and and the and bureaucracy the the bureaucracy bureaucracy of of of customary customary customary laws impede lawslaws impede their impede implementatheirtheir implementaimplementawomen’s women’s women’s rightsrights to property.” rights to property.” to property.” Advocacy Advocacy Advocacy to to to tion, monitoring tion,tion, monitoring monitoring and enforcement. and and enforcement. enforcement. WhileWhile While raise awareness, raise awareness, awareness, legal legal reforms legal reforms reforms wherewhere where Elaborating Elaborating Elaborating aboutabout farmers’ about farmers’ collectives farmers’ collectives collectives and and andraise manymany laws many strive lawslaws strive notstrive tonot discriminate, to notdiscriminate, to discriminate, they theythey needed, and needed, social and and social reforms social reforms to reforms change to change tothe change the the why why theywhy they would they would work would work even work even better even better with better with withneeded, fall short fall short of fallactively short of actively ofencouraging actively encouraging encouraging women’s women’s women’s wayway women and women their and and their rights their rights to rights property to property to property women, women, she women, says, she she says, “Women says, “Women “Women tend to tend work tend to work to way workwomen rights.rights. Often rights. Often at odds Often at odds with at odds customary withwith customary customary law, law,law, are viewed are are viewed will viewed gowill a long will go ago way long a long to way help way topoor help to help poorpoor well well in groups. well in groups. in Interdependence groups. Interdependence Interdependence couldcould could they need theythey need to be need to harmonized betoharmonized be harmonized if theyif are they if to they are are to to women women lead women more leadlead more secure more secure lives. secure lives. lives. emerge emerge as emerge a result as aas result ofapoverty result of poverty ofand poverty marginand and marginmarginhave have anyhave teeth. any any teeth. Advocacy teeth. Advocacy Advocacy and education and and education education alization; alization; alization; it could it could also it could emerge alsoalso emerge as emerge a way as aas way a way to to to aboutabout women’s about women’s women’s rightsrights canrights supplement can can supplement supplement the the the By Usha By Ganesh, Usha By Usha Ganesh, Ganesh, achieve achieve higher achieve higher value higher value farming. value farming. farming. Pooling Pooling isPooling is is SeniorSenior Associate, Senior Associate, Associate, Intellecap Intellecap Intellecap efforteffort to make effort to make to customary make customary customary and state and and state lawsstate lawslaws good good when good when there when there is high there ispoverty high is high poverty and poverty small and and small small work work together. work together. together. sizes sizes of farms. sizes of farms. of The farms. smallness The The smallness smallness of landholdof landholdof landholdings does ings ings does not enable does not enable not these enable these women these women to women take to take to take Potential Potential Potential solutions solutions solutions advantage advantage advantage of high of ofhigh value highvalue farming valuefarming farming True True development-oriented True development-oriented development-oriented land reforms landland reforms reforms techniques techniques techniques or even or or even irrigation even irrigation irrigation or soil or or soil soil must must ensure must ensure that ensure women’s that that women’s women’s names names are names are are conservation.” conservation.” conservation.” Her Her paper, Her paper, “Rethinking paper, “Rethinking “Rethinking placedplaced onplaced land on land on records land records and records inheritance and and inheritance inheritance Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Production Production Production Collectivities,” Collectivities,” Collectivities,” rightsrights ofrights women of of women women and and widows and widows widows are are are describes describes describes several several successful several successful successful and scalable and and scalable scalable established established established and accepted. and and accepted. accepted. casescases in South cases in South Asia. in South Asia.Asia.
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Data: Data: Data: Land Land Land and and and Poverty Poverty Poverty By By thethe numbers By numbers the numbers Country Country Country GiniGini coefficients Gini coefficients coefficients
>> 25% >> 25% :>>Percentage :25% Percentage : Percentage of the of the world’s ofworld’s the 1.1 world’s 1.1 1.1 poor poor people poor people who people who arewho are landless landless are landless billion billion billion (Rural (Rural Poverty (Rural Poverty Portal) Poverty Portal)Portal)
0.80 0.80
trillion: trillion: The trillion: The totaltotal The value value total of value of 0.70 of 0.70 >> US >> US >> $9.3 $9.3 US $9.3 realreal estate estate real held estate held but but not heldnot legally butlegally notowned legally owned byowned by by 0.60 0.60 the the poorpoor the of the poor of the Third ofThird the World Third World and World and former former and former 0.50 0.50 communist communist communist nations nations (Hobday nations (Hobday (Hobday & Perini, & Perini, & Perini, 0.40 0.40 2006) 2006)2006) 0.30 0.30
69% 69% : The :69% : amount The amount The of amount variation of variation of variation in in in >> >> >> 0.20 0.20 poverty poverty poverty levels levels among levels among 21 among 21 developing developing 21 developing countries countries countries in ainstudy a in study that a study that compared compared that compared the the 0.10 the 0.10 0.00 0.00 relationship relationship relationship between between between landland concentration land concentration concentration and and lacklack of andland oflack land access of access landinaccess these in these countries in these countries countries (Mitchell (Mitchell (Mitchell & Hanstad, & Hanstad, & Hanstad, 2007) 2007)2007)
The The GiniThe Gini coefficient Gini coefficient coefficient is is an anis an economic economic economic indicator indicator indicator measuring measuring measuring the the degree degree the of degree of inequality inequality of inequality of of of income income distribution income distribution distribution in a in country. a country. in a country. ZeroZero represents Zero represents represents totaltotal equality total equality equality while while one while one represents one represents represents totaltotal total inequality. inequality. inequality. For For example, example, For example, a look a looka look at the at the graph atgraph the below graph below shows below shows that shows that that Argentina Argentina Argentina has has a Gini ahas Gini coefficient acoefficient Gini coefficient of 0.85, of 0.85, indicating of 0.85, indicating indicating a high a high level alevel high of of level of inequal inequal inequal income income income distribution distribution distribution among among itsamong population. its population. its population.
0.80 0.70 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00 0.35 0.35 0.85 0.85 0.350.85 0.41 0.850.41 0.37 0.850.37 0.59 0.410.59 0.46 0.370.46 0.49 0.590.49 0.46 0.49
DataData Source: Source: Data Source: The World The World The BankWorld Bank and the and Bank FAO theand FAO the FAO
Democratic Democratic Democratic Republic Republic Republic Algeria AlgeriaAlgeria Argentina Argentina Argentina BrazilBrazil China Brazil China China of Congo of Congo of Congo
million 40: million Number : Number : Number of people of people ofwho people who who >> 40 >> 40 >>million depend depend on depend India’s on India’s onforest India’s forest areas forest areas forareas for theirtheir for theirIndiaIndia livelihoods livelihoods livelihoods (Reuters) (Reuters) (Reuters)
Indonesia IndiaIndonesia Indonesia Mexico MexicoMexico
Number of people (in millions)
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90 90 million 90 : million : Number : Number Number of people of people of inpeople inTotal in landholders >> >> >> million Total Total landholders landholders western western western and and middle middle and Africa middle Africa who Africa who live who live in inlive in total versus versus versus total population total population population ruralrural areas rural areas andareas and depend depend andon depend land on land for on their for landtheir for their livelihoods livelihoods livelihoods (Rural (Rural Poverty (Rural Poverty Portal) Poverty Portal)Portal)
14.37% 14.37%14.37% ChinaChina China
1200 1200 1200
9.99%9.99% 9.99% IndiaIndia India
1000 8.84%8.84% 8.84% Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia
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10.64% 10.64%10.64% Mexico MexicoMexico
600
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28.15 million km² million km² : The : km² The amount : amount The ofamount of of >> 28.15 >> 28.15 >>million landland used land used byused by ruralrural by populations rural populations populations in in in 0.00 0.00 21.71% 21.71% of of low-income low-income low-income countries countries countries – that – that is 21.71% –isthat is of totaltotal world world total land world land usage usage land (World usage (World Bank, (World Bank, 2006) Bank, 2006)2006)
0.00 34.9 34.9 40.3 34.940.3 1346 40.31346 1198 13461198 230 1198230 1
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0.2 1 0.2 193.5 0.2193.5 119.6 193.5119.6 20.3 119.620.3
20092009 Population 2009 Population Population (in millions) (in millions) (in millions) TotalTotal numbers Total numbers numbers of landholders of landholders of landholders (in millions) (in millions) (in millions)
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1400 1400 1400
1,801: The number number The of number conflicts of conflicts of over conflicts over over >> 1,801: >> 1,801: >> The landland between land between between small small farmers small farmers farmers and and largelarge and large1000 1000 landholders landholders landholders in the in the Amazon in Amazon the Amazon in 2004, in 2004, inan2004, an an 800 800 increase increase increase fromfrom 1,690 from 1,690 in 1,690 2003 in 2003 and in 2003 and 925925 and in in 925 in 600 600 20022002 (Mongabay.com) 2002 (Mongabay.com) (Mongabay.com)
14 14
2.93%2.93% 2.93% Algeria AlgeriaAlgeria
42.3
4.45 4.45 20.3
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Case Case Case study: study: study: women’s women’s women’s inheritance inheritance inheritance rights rights rights desh or Nepal: desh or Nepal: ortheNepal: latter the latter the twolatter countries two two countries countries Acknowledging Acknowledging Acknowledging women’s women’s women’s rightsrights is rights anis an is andesh allowallow for unmarried allow for unmarried for unmarried daughters daughters daughters to inherit to inherit ato inherit a a important important important facet facet of facet poverty of poverty of alleviation. poverty alleviation. alleviation. share of land share ofequal land of land equal to unmarried equal to unmarried to unmarried sons, sons, but sons, but but SinceSince women Since women are women often are often are responsible often responsible responsible for for forshare the daughter’s the daughter’s the daughter’s shareshare is forfeited share is forfeited iswhen forfeited when she when she she food food production, food production, production, ensuring ensuring ensuring land land rights land rights rights marries marries into marries another into another intofamily. another family. India family. India has four India has four has four security security for security women for women forcontributes women contributes contributes to gender to gender to gender inheritance inheritance inheritance laws laws thatlaws are that that communityare are communitycommunityequality equality and equality poverty and and poverty reduction. poverty reduction. reduction. Studies Studies Studies specific, and specific, three and and three of them three of them give of them widows give give widows widows have have concluded have concluded concluded that when that that when women when women have women have havespecific, and daughters and and daughters daughters an equal, an equal, an if not equal, if greater, notif greater, not greater, secure secure rights secure rights to rights land, to land, to family land, family nutrition family nutrition nutrition share of property share of property ofrelative property relative torelative sons. to sons. to sons. improves, improves, improves, children children are children more are are more likely more likely to likely to toshare receive receive a receive decent a decent education, a decent education, education, and women and and women women How can Howinheritance How can inheritance can inheritance laws promote lawslaws promote female promote female female have have better have better access better access to credit. access to credit. to credit. land ownership? land land ownership? ownership? A government A government A government must must first must first first examine its examine pro-women its pro-women its pro-women laws laws and laws their and and their their Land Land has Land an has inherent an hasinherent anmonetary inherent monetary monetary value,value, as value, as asexamine rates of success. rates of success. of Itsuccess. is only It is Itonly after is only after underafter underunderwell well as well socio-economic as socio-economic as socio-economic value.value. Land value. Land Landrates standing how standing laws how are how lawsimplemented laws are implemented are implemented that athat athat a allocation, allocation, allocation, inheritance inheritance inheritance and ownership and ownership and ownership are are arestanding government government government can can look can look at land look at land tenure at land tenure tenure typically typically closed typically closed to closed women to women toinwomen traditional in traditional in traditional security security with security awith gender with a gender lens. a gender lens. In supporting lens. In supporting In supporting societies. societies. societies. Women Women are Women therefore are therefore are therefore isolated isolated isolated women women landowners women landowners landowners and producers, and and producers, producers, the the the from from community from community community planning planning and planning decisionand and decisiondecisiongovernment government government shouldshould create should create inclusive create inclusive policy, inclusive policy, policy, making. making. Generally making. Generally Generally in patriarchal in patriarchal in patriarchal societies societies societies and ensure and ensure and that ensure itthat is implemented that it is implemented it is implemented acrossacross across withinwithin developing within developing developing countries, countries, countries, women women have women have have and regions social and social and strata social strata withstrata the withhelp with the of help the help of of limited limited rights limited rights unless rights unless byunless way by way ofbya way of male a ofmale aregions maleregions localbeorganizations. locallocal organizations. organizations. relative—and relative—and relative—and even even then,even then, rights then, rights canrights be can can be temporary temporary temporary and arbitrary. and arbitrary. and arbitrary.
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AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria Argentina Argentina Argentina Democratic Democratic Republic Democratic Republic Republic of Congo of Congo of Congo India India India Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia
0.24% 0.24%0.24% 0.18% 0.18%0.18% 21.60%21.60% 21.60% 2.24% 2.24%2.24% 1.56% 1.56%1.56% Data Source: Data Source: Data FAO.org Source: FAO.org FAO.org
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What What do What the do the do Results the Results Results Mean Mean Mean for for Property for Property Property Rights? Rights? Rights? Historically, Historically, Historically, strengthening strengthening strengthening property property property rights rights hasrights been has been has addressed been addressed addressed by governments, by governments, by governments, multilateral multilateral multilateral institutions, institutions, institutions, and advocacy and advocacy and advocacy organizations. organizations. organizations. Increasingly, Increasingly, Increasingly, independent independent independent organizations organizations organizations and individuals and individuals and individuals are injecting are injecting are injecting innovation innovation innovation and energy and energy andinto energy into the field into the field of the field of of property property property rights. rights. Last rights. Last year, Last year, Ashoka’s year, Ashoka’s Ashoka’s Changemakers Changemakers Changemakers (CM) (CM) and (CM) Omidyar and Omidyar and Omidyar Network Network Network Overall Overall Overall Observations Observations Observations partnered partnered partnered to launch to launch tothe launch Property the Property the Property Rights: Rights: Opportunity, Rights: Opportunity, Opportunity, Identity Identity &Identity Dignity & Dignity &for Dignity All for All for All The The Property The Property Property Rights Rights Rights Competition Competition Competition competition competition competition in order in order to in seek order to seek out to seek innovative out innovative out innovative models, models, enhance models, enhance enhance knowledge knowledge knowledge exchange, exchange, exchange, sought sought tosought shed to shed light to shed light on light individuals on individuals on individuals and and and and bring and bring and attention bring attention attention to property to property to property rights rights around rights around the around world. the world. theThe world. following The following The following analysis analysis analysis organizations organizations organizations usingusing a range using a range ofa approaches range of approaches of approaches reviews reviews the reviews first the first stage the first stage of the stage ofcompetition, the ofcompetition, the competition, the submission the submission the submission of ideas, of ideas, of which ideas, which which commenced commenced commenced on August on August on18, August 2010 18, 2010 18, and2010 concluded and concluded and concluded on November on November on November 3, 2010. 3, 2010. 3, 2010. to increase to increase to increase access access toaccess property to property to property rights. rights. rights. 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Land use Land use Securing Securing Securing property property property rightsrights forrights citizens for for citizens citizens President, President, President, Ashoka Ashoka Ashoka information also ensures also also ensures there ensures there is a record there is a record is a record around around thearound world the world the is about world is about more is about more thanmore land than than landinformation landinformation
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