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Press release: Jan Satyagraha starts on its way to Delhi
[via Ekta Parishad] October 3, 2012- On October 3rd, poor and marginalized communities of India started their 350 km walk from Gwalior to Delhi to demand their rights to land and livelihood resources.
Press release: Over 50,000 people gather for the start of the Jan Satyagraha
[via Ekta Parishad] October 3, 2012- The process of Jan Satyagraha has started today. Over 50000 Adivasis (tribals), dalits and other marginalized people from all over India gathered in the morning at the central stage of the Mela Ground in Gwalior. P.V. Rajagopal, founder and leader of Ekta Parishad, welcomed the marchers and many dignitaries and guests from around the world.
Celebrate Solutions: Securing Land Rights for Women's Empowerment
Land Portal successfully participates at OKFest, Helsinki
UN Women, FAO, IFAD and WFP launch five-year initiative “Accelerating Progress Toward the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women”
Operación Terra Viva
Ugunja, Kenya- Empowering Kenya's Widows: NGOs seek to reverse the discrimination against Kenya's widows
[adapted from Think Africa Press] In the Uganja area of the Nyanza Province in Kenya, upon death of their husband, many widows land is forcibly taken away from them by their in-laws. Such practices render most widows landless in communities where they lack the right to inherit property, leaving them isolated and left alone, especially if illiterate. In addition, widows are often subject to physical and emotional abuse, being routinely stigmatised and left to fend for themselves.