SECURITY FOR GIRLS THROUGH LAND | SECOND PILOT ASSESSMENT (2012-2013) | Land Portal

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Dezembro 2013
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37

January 14, 2014 — This study analyzing the impact of the Girls Project, a pilot program designed and implemented by a partnership between the Indian government and Landesa, has found that participating girls are more likely to: stay in school longer, marry later, inherit land, and have an economic asset in their name.

The Girls Project aims to stop child marriage, keep poor rural girls in school, and empower them through education about their rights and teaching them land-based livelihood skills- such as organic gardening. Currently almost 40,000 girls are participating in West Bengal, India.

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About Landesa


Landesa partners with governments and local organizations to ensure that the world’s poorest families have secure rights over the land they till. Founded as the Rural Development Institute, Landesa has helped more than 105 million poor families gain legal control over their land since 1967. When families have secure rights to land, they can invest in their land to sustainably increase their harvests and reap the benefits—improved nutrition, health, and education—for generations.

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