For the last decade, the international development community has – at great expense – repeatedly and unsuccessfully worked to create sustainable large-scale and cost-effective modern land tenure systems for emerging economies. In Ghana, the World Bank spent many millions building a land registry which was plagued by delays, costs overruns, and inefficiencies . In Mongolia,...Read More

As more than 1,000 global leaders in land rights gather in Washington DC this week for the annual World Bank Land and Poverty conference, there will, no doubt, be much discussion focused on gathering data to measure global progress towards documenting and strengthening land rights for all women and men. But it is critical for...Read More

A functioning land administration sector is the foundation of a national economy, critical for economic growth. Unfortunately, effective land registry and cadastral systems with national coverage exist in only a fraction of the world’s countries. Without accurate information regarding land rights, many development goals – food security, sustainable resource management, climate change mitigation and equal...Read More

Are you tech savvy and interested in gaining experience in the open source movement? Apply for Cadasta Foundation’s 12-week paid internship. Cadasta is a global network of tech and land rights experts who put their skills to work to make the world a better place. Learn more about our work. Join us. What is Outreachy?...Read More

One-third of people on the planet don’t have documented rights to the land on which they rely. The Cadasta Foundation creates tech to allow communities to document their land rights. By helping groups document the evidence of their individual and community rights to the land on which they depend, they can eventually obtain legal recognition...Read More