@VillageFocus

Village Focus International (VFI) protects, empowers and educates rural communities and survivors of human trafficking in Laos.

 Lao PDR
villagefocus.org
Joined November 2011
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Thanks for donating, Brandon! ☺️
Brandon Scovill@BrandonScovill23 Nov 2018
I've invited my friends and family to donate to @VillageFocus in Laos to help rescue young women who are victims or at risk of being victims of human trafficking. #Thanks4Giving fundly.com/support-survivors…
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Indigenous Peoples contribute the least to the global problem of climate change, yet continue to be most vulnerable to its impacts. We can help change that—by supporting their roles as the guardians of our planet's remaining forests and biodiversity. ow.ly/hOV930jHtwM
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Real Women, Real Stories. #HerLandHerStory Read the stories of women around the world working to change their land rights — herlandherstory.com/her-stor…
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Register for the #HerLandHerStory Webinar to hear the #landrights stories of real women from around the world featuring panelists from @CadastaOrg, @landportal, @Landesa_Global, @resourceequity_, @suelo_urbano, @OSMZambia, @landcoalition. buff.ly/2H65Ayi #womensland
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Worldwide women comprise 43% of the agricultural workforce, but only 13% of agricultural land holders are women. To feed the world's growing population & eradicate poverty, we must strengthen & secure #womensland rights buff.ly/2FuRwKN #HerLandHerStory #landrights
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We’re one week away from the 19th annual @WorldBank #LandConf2018. This year’s theme is Land Governance in an Interconnected World. Learn more. ow.ly/q9hr30iHEZl

Land and Poverty Conference 2018: Land Governance in an Interconnected World

Annual Land and Poverty Conference 2018 on

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In more than half the world, women face barriers to #landrights, by law or custom. #PressforProgress for #womensland rights! landesa.org/resources/proper… xitter.cf/UNFPA/status/971695668…

The Law of the Land: Women's Rights to Land

In more than half of all countries, laws or customs hinder women's ownership or access to land, undermining women's empowerment.

landesa.org
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@UNFPA8 Mar 2018
#TimeIsNow to address the many forms of inequalities that hold women back. RT if you agree! See @Atayeshe’s full statement on Int’l #WomensDay: bit.ly/2FoQGPI
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Field trip! Delegates at the Round Table Meeting in Pakse #Laos learn about mine risk education for @SDG18, employment creation on a coffee plantation and skills development in a vocational training centre.
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RT @TimHanstad: Strengthening women's #landrights is crucial & will require collective & greater efforts from all stakeholders, particularly men. blogs.worldbank.org/voices/l…

Let’s work together to make land rights for women a reality

Video: Land ownership for women prevents fears of uncertainty Around the world, [[tweetable]]rural women are a major provider of food and food security.[[/tweetable]] The Food and Agriculture...

blogs.worldbank.org
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RT @LisetteMeij: Very disconcerting to hear that in both India and Bangladesh women in general have such a negative perception of their self worth that they do not ‘deserve’ to be landowners. #ILDC2018 #womenland #landrightsnow
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Pepsi taking measures to ensure land rights are respected throughout their supply chain. xitter.cf/xavbriggs/status/96492…
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Strengthening women's #LandRights is necessary in achieving sustainable development. #GenderEquality #LandRightsNow xitter.cf/RightsResources/status…
RRI - Rights and Resources Initiative@RightsResources21 Feb 2018
How can we truly "leave no one behind" in achieving sustainable development? Prioritize gender equality, says @UN_Women -- and that includes strengthening women's #landrights. ow.ly/bU9k30iwYxt
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.@BillGates & @melindagates underscore import of empowering smallholder farmers to confront #climatechange - which in turn requires secure land rights devex.com/news/opinion-land-… @thisisplace @BMGFoundation @landportal @Landesa_Global @ClimateLandUse – at Washington, DC

Opinion: Land rights is key to climate adaptation strategies for smallholder farmers

Landesa experts detail some of the struggles — and solutions — for smallholder farmers grappling with a changing climate.

devex.com
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Cambodia top court upholds conviction of #land rights activist. Another sad fact for #landrightsdefender | pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02…
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.@JustineSylv of @VillageFocus shares her thoughts on contract transparency and OpenLandContracts.org—interview here: goo.gl/D1PttM

OpenLandContracts.org

An online repository of publicly available contracts for large-scale land, agriculture, and forestry projects. The repository includes the full text of contracts; plain language summaries of each...

openlandcontracts.org
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John Knox @SREnvironment the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, speaks about the threats facing environmental defenders worldwide: goo.gl/8EHsTk #LandRightsNow are an important part of protecting the heroes who protect our environment!
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How can we unlock the potential of millions of rural women and men to improve their incomes and their lives? #Landrights are key. philanthropy.com/article/Pod… @Philanthropy @BizofGive
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Explore in-depth portfolios, created in partnership with the world’s leading land organizations on key subjects such as #womensland #SDGs #indigenous #landrights and much more on the #NewLandPortal buff.ly/2DetN0t @landportal
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Here's a new podcast featuring @Landesa_Global's @cjochnick on @Philanthropy: philanthropy.com/article/Pod…
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Check out our 2018 Land Calendar, published annually since 2009 as a simple way to communicate #landrights to local communities in #Laos. This year 30,000 copies have already been printed with more on the way! drive.google.com/drive/folde…
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