Neil Sorensen joined the Land Portal as its Communications Specialist in October 2015. He has extensive experience leading communications for international organizations and developing relationships with civil society, donors, intergovernmental agencies, the media and the private sector. Previously, Neil worked for the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) as a Governing Bodies Officer and Strategic Adviser to the Secretary of IFAD. He has also led communications for three international organizations, including the International Land Coalition, the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). He holds a Master’s degree in Global Diplomacy from the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) as well as a Bachelor’s degree with a double major in German and Sociology from St. Cloud State University.
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Rural producer agency and agricultural value chains: What role for socio-legal empowerment?
Growing numbers of policies and programmes aim to integrate small-scale rural producers into agricultural value chains. But significant questions remain over how best to: recognise the possibly divergent visions, interests and constraints of various actors; address often substantial power imbalances; and ultimately promote agency among rural producers and their communities – that is, their ability to choose, act and influence realities around them.
Call for Proposals - Secure Tenure in African Cities: Micro Funds for Community Innovation
Innovation Programme Call for Proposals 2019. The Cities Alliance has launched a Call for Proposals to award small grants for innovative ways to improve tenure security, land and property rights in African cities.
The Secure Tenure in African Cities initiative
Fórum Mulher
O Fórum Mulher é uma rede de organizações não-governamental de direito privado e sem fins lucrativos, constituída em 1993, com cerca de 35 membros efectivos, que são organizações nacionais de sociedade civil. A organização define-se como sociedade civil, a partir de uma perspectiva feminista, com o papel de mediadora entre sociedade civil e Estado nas relações com as políticas governamentais e no fortalecimento das organizações que lutam pelos direitos das mulheres.
ENDA Pronat
ENDA PRONAT est née au début des années 80 suite à une étude réalisée par Paul Germain et Abou Thiam sur « Les pesticides : une menace pour le Sénégal ». Son intervention a commencé par des activités de sensibilisation auprès des chercheurs et des utilisateurs. Ensuite l’action de PRONAT s’est poursuivie par la recherche et la formation des productrices et des producteurs sur l’utilisation d’alternatives aux pesticides chimiques. L’année 1996 consacre l’avènement d’une nouvelle vision mettant la recherche développement au centre des préoccupations de ENDA PRONAT.
Acção Académica Para O Desenvolvimento Das Comunidades Rurai
A Acção Académica para o Desenvolvimento das Comunidades Rurais (ADECRU) é uma organização da sociedade civil fundada em Outubro de 2007 por jovens estudantes universitários, numa acção mobilizadora entre os seus membros e os demais, constituindo-se como uma pessoa colectiva e de direito privado, dotada de uma personalidade jurídica e sem fins lucrativos, cujo objectivo é impulsionar os focos da consciência cidadã e a agenda de desenvolvimento local, promovendo maior envolvimento e interacção entre os vários actores nacionais e internacionais em prol do desenvolvimento d
Acção Académica Para O Desenvolvimento Das Comunidades Rurai
MISSION
Boost the focus of citizen conscience and sovereign agenda for local development promoting greater involvement and interaction between various national and international actors in favor of solidary and fair development of communities.
VISION
Rural Communities more actives in setting up priorities, definition, implementation and evaluation of action for their own development
Women Inheriting Land: Rights and Realities
Webinar: Realizing women’s land rights in Africa
In October 2016, women farmers from 22 countries across Africa climbed the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to claim women’s rights for access to and control over land and natural resources.
The 2019 Grassroots Justice Prize
Celebrating Great Deeds in Legal Empowerment
The biennial Grassroots Justice Prize competition is the world’s only competition recognizing grassroots organizations and institutions, large and small, across the globe, that are working to put the power of law into people’s hands.
This year, we are offering 3 prizes of $10,000 USD.
Reporting Land Rights
This is an opportunity provided by the Reporting Land Rights programme: Find out more