Ms.
Karol
Boudreaux

Karol Boudreaux is the Senior Land and Resource Governance Advisor at USAID where she supports USAID Missions, Bureaus and Offices to design, develop and implement activities to secure land rights and to create policies that reflect the key role land plays in promoting development objectives. Karol, a lawyer, was previously Chief Program Officer at Landesa, a global non-profit that works on land issues around the world and she also previously served as the Africa land tenure specialist with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID). She has published widely on topics related to land tenure and property rights and earned her B.A. from Douglass College, Rutgers University, and her J.D. from the University of Virginia.

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Why investing in women’s land rights helps overall gender equality

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Supporting women’s ability to own, manage and control land will help accelerate gender equality globally

It is depressing, discouraging, infuriating – pick your word – to see the scale and scope of abuse and discrimination aimed at women and girls worldwide.

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Women Help Feed the World. Why Can’t They Own Land?

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In rural areas around the world, the face of a farmer is increasingly a woman’s.

From the paddy terraces of Asia to the maize fields of sub-Saharan Africa, she will till, plant, water, and harvest crops that feed her household and whole communities.

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Community Land Conflicts: How Local Land Disputes Affect Private Sector Investments and Development Projects

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November, 2017

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This report provides information on due diligence and effective conflict management through consultation in the context of community land conflicts. It identifies some key steps to follow to integrate community land conflict into enhanced project risk assessments.

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Cloudburst Group

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The Cloudburst Group (also known as Cloudburst Consulting Group) was founded in 2005 and is a registered small business providing management consulting services to public and private clients in the United States and internationally. We are a mission-driven organization, focused on providing solutions for issues around land, housing, and health. We are headquartered in the Washington DC area–in Landover, Maryland–with a network of satellite offices and consultants spread across the globe.

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Karol
Boudreaux

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Why investing in women’s land rights helps overall gender equality

Supporting women’s ability to own, manage and control land will help accelerate gender equality globally

Women Help Feed the World. Why Can’t They Own Land?

Community Land Conflicts: How Local Land Disputes Affect Private Sector Investments and Development Projects

Cloudburst Group

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