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Water pans offer lifeline to female farmers in Kenya
To mark world water day, we look at how simple technology to harvest water in semi-arid areas has transformed prospects for Kenyan women
It’s mid-morning and the sun is blazing. It is so hot that germinating seeds struggle to grow.
In Moi Ndabi, about 44km (27 miles) south of Kenya’s Lake Naivasha in Nakuru County, the vegetation dotted sparingly across the village has turned yellow.
Namati. New animated videos: Protecting Community Lands and Resources
Namati is thrilled to release four new videos that illustrate our approach to Community Land Protection.
The first video is an overview of Namati's approach, while the second and third videos describe the challenging work of making maps, resolving land conflicts, harmonizing boundaries with neighbors, drafting by-laws to ensure just and equitable governance, and electing diverse leadership to ensure transparent, sustainable management of natural resources. The fourth video shows how Namati empowers communities to negotiate with investors who come seeking land for business ventures.
Also available in Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
(Please contact communitylandprotection@namati.org if you would like to request another language.)
Overview:Protecting Community Lands and Resources
Mapping and Boundary Agreements
Making Rules for Land Governance
Protecting Land in Investment Negotiations
NAMATI. Call for New Partners: Community Land Protection
Namati is looking for new partners to adapt its approach to support communities in their regions.
ICT4D Masters Scholarships at Manchester
The University of Manchester's one-year MSc ICTs for Development degree aims to create "ICT4D champions" who combine technical competencies in information systems and project management with an understanding of development context and practice.
Indígenas paraguayos lograron que se retire proyecto de ley contra sus comunidades
Este martes, tras una movilización a la capital del país, comunidades indígenas de Paraguay lograron que el Senado retire un proyecto ley que impulsaba el “uso racional” de los territorios que habitan. Denunciaban que esto era un eufemismo para hacer avanzar la frontera sojera.
FAO Case Study: "Gender opportunities and constraints in inclusive agribusiness models. The case study of Unifrutti in Mindanao, Philippines"
FAO has developed a programme of work entitled “Promoting gender-equitable and inclusive primary agriculture investments that contribute to enhance food security, reduce poverty and strengthen the livelihoods of poor rural women and men”, which aims to:
• generate knowledge, raise awareness and inform policy-making processes about the gender- differentiated implications of land-related investments;