Landesa partners with governments and local organizations to ensure that rural women and men living in extreme poverty have secure rights over the land they depend on. 

Founded as the Rural Development Institute in 1981, Landesa has helped more than 720 million people strengthen legal control over their land in the last five years. 

When people have secure land rights, they can invest in their land to sustainably increase their harvests and reap the benefits—improved nutrition, health, education, resilience, and opportunity—for generations.

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Chris Jochnick

Vinoy Ohdar

Lucy James

Laura Eshbach

Krista Jacobs

Subhasis Mahapatra

Jonathan Smith

Tyler Roush

Leonard Rolfes Jr.

Mark Ruffo

Diana Fletschner

The Program Operations and Management team at Landesa collaborates with global and regional directors to oversee the implementation and coordination of various land rights projects, ensuring they align with organizational goals. This team manages program logistics, monitors progress, supports regional initiatives, and optimizes operational efficiency to enhance the impact of Landesa’s mission to secure land rights for rural populations living in extreme poverty.

Program Operations and Management

Communications and Development

Land Tenure Specialists

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Land Tenure Specialists