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This country profile focuses on property rights and resource governance in Niger.Niger is among the poorest countries in the world, with most of its population dependent for their livelihoods upon...
The new land laws in Kenya mark an important point in the country's struggle for land reforms. With support from the Kenya Civil Society Strengthening Program, the Economic and Social Rights...
Carried out through USAID’s Property Rights and Resource Governance Program (PRRGP), this report provides a general overview of the LTPR situation in Mali. It is an assessment which describes...
The report highlights a number of issues, including land use and reform. In addition to listing current land issues in Zimbabwe, it also references the land use law enacted to carry out land...
This research investigates the role of housing in the national economy of Nigeria. The multiple roles of housing in the economy are first investigated from a theoretical perspective and then from...
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USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) remains at the forefront of the humanitarian community’s shelter and settlements (S&S) activities, all...
As part of its Disaster Risk Reduction Programs, the United States Agency for International Development through the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) initiated a series of...
The benefits of new electronic and mobile payment methods in support of USAID
objectives to better serve the unbanked have been well-documented in other literature,2
and that case will...
GOAL: The goal of any USAID/OFDA Shelter and Settlements (S&S) activity will be occupancy
of covered living space that can serve as minimally adequate shelter for disaster/crisis...
Shelter improvements and provision can assume a leading role in promoting both household livelihoods and community recovery in disaster affected areas. Livelihoods promotion in shelter sector...