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[via Daily Observer/AllAfrica] Ganjul, October 16, 2012- Women's fundamental contributions in their households, food production systems and national economies are increasingly acknowledged, within Africa and by the international community. This is due, in no small part, to women's own energetic efforts to organise, articulate their concerns and make their voices heard.
[via the Office of the President of the Philippines] October 15, 2012- “Report to us immediately if any of you still hold titles that don’t give equal co-ownership of the lands you till.
Very little aid is actually available to low-income urban groups and grassroots organizations. If it is, it is subject to the conditions and priorities established by the aid provider.
[via BBC News Africa] 12 October 2012- The Botswana High Court has overturned a customary law which prevented women from inheriting the family home. The judge ruled that the law contravened the constitution, which guarantees equality for men and women.
Thousands of low-income South Africans are forced to spend nearly half their monthly income to meet transport needs, which minister in the presidency for national planning, Trevor Manuel, says is testament that post-1994 housing programmes have unwittingly reinforced apartheid geography.
Please find below links to a call on the World Bank to freeze large-scale investments in land by Oxfam and the corresponding response from the World Bank.
[via UNWomen] New Delhi, 12 October 2012- Women constitute not just the face of the poverty in India but they also remain critically dependent on land without any property or land rights, say three new reports launched here today in the backdrop of International Rural Women’s Day on the 15th of October.
Cape Town — The City of Cape Town on Thursday launched its biggest housing project to date - the On The Vlei (Market Housing) & New Horizons (GAP Housing) in Pelican Park. A total of 3 200 houses will be built for different income groups by Power Construction (Pty) Ltd on the 80 ha site.
Miguel Galván, 40, an indigenous farmer and member of the Lule Vilela tribe, was stabbed to death yesterday afternoon in his home in Monte Quemado, Santiago del Estero.
If South Africa failed to implement sustainable human settlement solutions, the effects would be felt for a long time, Minister in the Presidency responsible for the National Planning Commission Trevor Manuel said recently.
An agreement was signed today in front of thousands of marchers of Jan Satyagraha on the COD Ground of Agra, India, between the Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh, and PV Rajagopal. This is a tremendous victory for non-violent struggles in favour of land rights for the poor and the marginalised. To read more see the attached press release.
After eight days on the road, the Jan Satyagraha reached Agra yesterday. On the way into the city, the marchers were joined by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, who promised his government’s support to homestead land and greater access to forest rights.