Articles by Deborah Espinosa
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Monday
February 6
2012NexThought Monday: Land Rights for Women – a Ripple Effect
Many developing countries, from Liberia to India, are rife with women without land rights, who upon the death of their husbands are thrown off of their land and left with no way to support themselves or their children. National economies continue to suffer from the effects of these children, who are robbed of an education and a future. From 2002 through 2009, Landesa partnered with the Rwandan government to help ensure Rwandans would have secure rights to land and receive land titles.
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