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The Womanity Foundation seeks to accelerate gender equality through innovative investments. Womanity launched its Women Land Rights programme in India with an aim to impact 50,000+ marginalised women and help nonprofits develop locally sustainable models that can be adapted and scaled across the country.


Articles

a group of women sitting on the floor, talking and smiling--women's land rights
Gender
November 8, 2023
Women’s land rights: What funders must consider
Despite its potential as a sustainable empowerment solution, funding for women's land rights remains scarce. How can funders integrate it into their work?
by Shivani Gupta, Linzi Sarkar | 6 min read
a woman from the Bhunjia community standing in front of a hut
Gender
August 24, 2023
Isolated by tradition: Helping Bhunjia women speak about their needs
by Lata Netam | 2 min read
Group of women_women's land rights
Gender
August 17, 2023
Strengthening women’s access to land rights
The lack of interventions around women's land rights in India points to the need for equipping community-based organisations to handle such work. How can this be done?
by Shivani Gupta, Linzi Sarkar | 5 min read
a woman sitting in a wheat field--women's land rights
Gender
July 21, 2023
Keeping dignity at the centre of women’s land rights
Nonprofits working on women's land rights must also give due consideration to dignity—an inherent part of all human rights issues.
by Derrek Xavier, Srishti Gupta | 7 min read
a woman walking along a paddy field--women's land rights
Gender
June 28, 2023
Involving men in women’s land rights
For nonprofits to address the patriarchal systems that restrict women's land rights, they must engage male stakeholders in meaningful dialogue.
by Halima Ansari | 6 min read
Men and women sitting on a field in a circle_forest resources
Environment
May 30, 2023
A young woman in Gujarat helps her community save their forest
A day in the life of a young woman in rural Gujarat who is helping her community combat unemployment, access welfare, and preserve local natural resources.
by Anita Motibhai Baria | 7 min read
land rights play in majuli--women's land rights
Gender
April 25, 2023
A play for land: Women in Assam present their stories
by Pronab Doley, Pronamika Pegu Doley | 2 min read
a woman farmer walking along a rive-land rights
Gender
April 20, 2023
Women’s land rights in India: What’s missing from our land laws?
An analysis of India's land laws reveals the gaps that must be addressed in order to ensure women's land rights.
by Centre for Social Justice | 8 min read
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