Project Update – Insights from the Ground Up: Gender Equality and Responsible Agriculture Investment in Cambodia’s Rubber Sector
The purpose of the 2018 ASEAN Guidelines for Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry is “to promote investment in food, agriculture and forestry in the ASEAN region that contributes to regional economic development, food and nutrition security, food safety and equitable benefits, as well as the sustainable use of natural resources”. Guideline 3 states that ASEAN RAI Guidelines want to “contribute to equality, engagement and empowerment for women, young people, indigenous peoples and marginalized groups by…Supporting equitable access to opportunities and protecting human rights.”
The Case for Including Women’s Tenure Security and Access to Land in DFAT’s New International Gender Equality Strategy
LEI has long recognised that progress on gender equality is intimately linked to women’s access and ownership of land. There can be no gender equality if women cannot access shelter and land on an equal footing to men. Further, the evidence is overwhelming that addressing the rights of women to land supports other key development […]
Our Land Thoughts: Does joint titling advance gender equality?
Recently at LEI we’ve been having some discussions on this very topic. Some of us thought the evidence was clear cut – of course joint titling is an essential step to achieving gender equality! Others thought that examples on the ground would show a more nuanced – and perhaps negative – perspective. We put intern Madison Durham to the task, drawing on the experiences from LEI’s Mekong Region Land Governance project.
Intern Blog #3: Reflections
I completed the last week of my internship with LEI last week, and it feels as though the three months with them have flown by. Over the course of my internship I have been pushed to gain exposure to many of the different facets of the land tenure and administration process and have come to realise just how inextricable the link between land administration and international development is.
Intern Blog #2: Learning the Ropes
It has now been just under two months since I commenced my internship with LEI and I am pleased to say that I am starting to understand the wonderful world of land tenure a lot more. Not only do I understand a handful of acronyms that were once completely foreign to me, but I have been given some fantastic opportunities to work on projects across more of LEI’s portfolio, meaning I am always gaining new exposure to land administration issues and processes.
Intern Blog #1: My first Three Weeks at LEI
LEI welcomes Madison Durham as our latest Wollongong intern! Madison is in her final year of a Law/Arts degree and was eager to be a part of the work that Land Equity does, having specialised in international law in her degree.
Read on as Madison gives us an update on her experience with LEI so far.
Happy International Women’s Day 2023 from LEI
This is a good day to remember that women’s land rights are human rights. Women’s land rights are not about women ‘taking land’ from men.
An update from LEI
As we close out 2022, we reflect on the huge milestones met across our business and through the very successful implementation of our major projects in the Mekong and Indonesia in particular.
Together, we can all #breakthebias – on International Women’s Day (IWD) and beyond
Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists isn’t enough, action is needed to level the playing field. Are you in? Will you actively call out gender bias, discrimination and stereotyping each time you see it? Will you help break the bias? Cross your arms to show solidarity. https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ Text […]
An interview with Stella: land rights professional and activist with LANDnet Uganda.
Recently, we virtually “met up” with Stella Rose Akutui, the Capacity Building and Networking Officer with LANDnet. Stella has been one of many amazing Ugandan women driving the women’s land rights agenda – we celebrate her achievements and the avenues around which Uganda is leading the thinking and action on land rights in Africa. Can […]
