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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    April, 2017
    Kenya

    The Land Corruption Risk Mapping Instrument is designed to raise awareness and understand how to detect corruption in land governance issues. The instrument is developed in a way that it can be applied in any Sub-Saharan African country. It is published as a handbook that gives explanations, guidance and examples.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2017
    Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

    This research reviews legislation and policies in Zimbabwe that have a direct or indirect bearing on the relocation of communities. The current model for large-scale investments has changed from previous models, where the majority of investment projects were undertaken by international companies with limited governmental intervention. While relocation of communities may be inevitable, it is argued that such actions should take into account constitutional provisions, regional and international best practices.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2017
    Kenya, Sub-Saharan Africa

    How and why do political reactions of certain rural groups align or depart from those of others? Findings suggest that in settler societies, aspects of green grabbing (or land grabbing) may be understood as acts of “white belonging.” Likewise, green grabbing presents other groups with opportunities to re-assert other notions of belonging in the landscape through resistance, acquiescence, or incorporation.

  4. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    October, 2017
    Ethiopia, Kenya, Eastern Africa

    Presentation of the project (East Africa and Sahel) for the Annual meeting (2017) organized in Niger (ICRISAT)

  5. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    October, 2017
    Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Western Africa, Mali, Niger

    The document presents the progress of three interrelated components: 1) MEL-platform for supporting project planning and implementation of review and monitoring strategy; 2) Framework for Project engagement with Development Partners, measuring project outcomes and impacts where possible; 3)
    Geoinformatics Options by Context (GeOC)

  6. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    March, 2017
    Kenya

    Land is the foundation of all human activities both social and economic. This is particularly so in agrarian economies such as Kenya. In these economies women are central to economic production in agriculture and livestock sectors. In Kenya, where the mainstay of most communities is agriculture and livestock production, women contribute up to 80 % of the workforce. Nevertheless, women only hold 1% of registered land titles in their names and around 5-6 % of registered titles held in joint names.

  7. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    March, 2017
    Kenya

    Implementing Constitutional Land Provisions Now to Enable More Women to Own Land. March 8 is celebrated as the International Women’s Day – an event that celebrates women’s achievements on many scores ranging from the political to the social, and at the same time calling for gender equality.

  8. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    March, 2017
    Kenya

    The Kilimanjaro Initiative is a rural women’s mobilisation from across Africa towards an iconic moment at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro in October 2016. The Kilimanjaro Initiative was conceived by the Rural Women during a meeting of rural women and civil society organisations in 2012, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This initiative aims to create space for us as rural women to be able to participate in decision making processes about land and natural resources.

  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    March, 2017
    Kenya

    The Rural Women’s Land Rights Charter of Kenya is a bold expression of the concerns/ issues and their aspirations of women living in rural areas on land matters. At the core of these aspirations is the  realization of secure and protected women’s land rights and security for their land-based livelihoods. Women from rural areas in 24 counties in Kenya highlighted their issues and expressed the kind of change they would like to see on matters land through the Rural Women’s Land Rights Charter.

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