Around the world, corruption denies people access to the land and resources they need to survive. Disadvantaged people and marginalized communities are particularly vulnerable to such practices. At the same time, there is ample evidence that discrimination - direct and indirect - on grounds ranging from disability to ethnicity and from gender to religion works to deny land rights to the most marginalized communities. In new research, Transparency International and the Equal Rights Trust document how corruption and discrimination intersect to undermine land rights in seven African countries. 

This webinar explored this intersection with stories from across the continent. Speakers showed how corruption undermines land equity programs designed to address the concentration of wealth and inequality in the land sector in South Africa, and how corruption exacerbates the historical marginalization of the Nubian community in Kenya, among other examples. Speakers also explored how governments and civil society can effectively respond to the research findings, with a focus on policies and campaigns that promote accountability and information transparency in land governance. 

This webinar was a partnership between Transparency International and Land Portal. The webinar took place in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish, with interpretation provided by TINTA.

Speakers

Moderator: Sharon Kiburi, Multi-Media Data Journalist (Freelance ) & the East Africa Regional Network lead for the Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP)

Naome Kabanda, Acting Assistant Commissioner of the Land Inspectorate Division, Department of Land Administration, Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development of the Government of Uganda.

Barbara Codspoti, Global Land Programme Lead, Oxfam Novib

Melusi Ncala, Senior Researcher, Corruption Watch, South Africa

Sam Barnes, Senior Researcher, Equal Rights Trust

Explore our Land & Corruption Portfolio, written by By Nieves Zúñiga, and peer-reviewed by Alice Stevens and Jonathan Ochom from Transparency International.

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