FACT: Women produce 43% of the food in developing countries but own less than 10% of the land.
When women in developing countries have secure rights to land and property, it creates a ripple of benefits for their families and communities. This 19-minute documentary, “Women’s Land Rights” A Ripple Effect” examines why land matters for women and young girls in Ethiopia and Kenya. Narrated by S. Epatha Merkerson of TV’s Law & Order.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Did you miss the online discussion on the meaning and application of “legitimate land rights?” Watch the recording here.
MOBILE SOLUTIONS MATTER
USAID has developed two mobile applications, or apps, that support land tenure and land use. Watch this video about the apps now.