31 May 2017
The young Changemakers who won seed grants through our Land and Corruption Programme last year are making progress with their projects.
Here are their stories:
Ariel Lashansky
22 May 2017
Application Closing Date - 31 May 2017
Job Start Date - June 2017
Duration - June 2017 to December 2017 – approx. 90 working days in this time period
Location - Remote
BACKGROUND
17 May 2017
Transparency International (TI) is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. In collaboration with more than 100 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with
9 May 2017
Corruption in land governance is the abuse of power for private gain while carrying out the functions of land administration and land management. When land governance systems are weak, corruption thrives.
21 March 2017
Application Closing Date - 02 Apr 2017
Job Start Date - April 2017 to July 2017
Duration - 3 months
Location - Remote
By: Joshua Steckley and Beverly Bell
Date: January 21st 2016
Source: Upsidedownworld.org
This report is based on extensive interviews, on-site and via phone, with more than 20 government officials, economic development professionals, peasant farmers, and community organizers, between July 2015
By: Pia Ranada
Date: February 3rd 2016
Source: Rappler
The presidential bet says land distribution under the Aquino government is a 'farce' because support services are not being given to farmers
MANILA, Philippines – Under the Aquino administration, farmers have endured a “total failure of
By: Reese Ewing
Date: April 7th 2016
Source: Reuters / Daily Mail
SAO PAULO, April 7 (Reuters) - A Brazilian court has ordered the government to suspend its agrarian reform program, citing evidence that instead of helping the poor it was used to hand out free land to thousands of politicians,
By: Sebastien Malo
Date: December 30th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United Nations criticized the government of Ecuador on Friday for ordering the closure of a land rights advocacy group that supports an indigenous community protesting mining
By: Maka Angola
Date: January 29th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com
ANALYSIS
Angolan investigative journalist and human rights defender Rafael Marques de Morais has submitted a complaint to the Office of the Attorney General about the behaviour of notorious Kwanza-Sul Governor, General Eusébio de
By: INU Staff
Date: March 11th 2016
Source: Iran News Update
INU - The head of Iran's land affairs organization acknowledged in an interview with state television on Thursday that 800 government officials are implicated in cases of ‘land-grabbing’ in the country.
Application Closing Date - 04 Dec 2016
Job Start Date - As soon as possible
Duration - Estimated duration of this consultancy until April 2017
Pay Scale - Budget 8,000 €
Location - Remote