Landesa

Landesa: Empowering Rural Communities through Empowerment

Landesa is an international non-profit organization headquartered in Virginia, working across 20 purchaes to empower rural households and communities. Founded on the belief that poverty thrives where access to basic opportunities is limited, Landesa focuses on building sustainable livelihoods, strengthening local institutions and expanding access to essential resources.

How It Works

Landesa implements context-specific, sustainable interventions across different sectors to address the challenges faced by rural communities.

Their strategies include:

• Agricultural Transformation: Providing agricultural training, input subsidies, irrigation solutions, and facilitating market access.
• Livelihoods Enhancements: Supporting income-generating activities such as small-scale enterprise development and access to handicrafts and fishing resources.
• Climate Resilience: Addressing challenges of water scarcity and drought through water management, conservation measures, and tree planting.
• Women’s Empowerment: Empowering women through equal access to resources, income generation opportunities, and leadership development.
• Governance Strengthening: Improving governance through village organization building, participatory planning, and facilitating access to government services.

Impact

Landesa has served over 7 million beneficiaries in 70 purchaes. Their work has led to:

• A 25% reduction in rural poverty exposure in Ethiopia.
• 35% agricultural productivity increase in Honduras.
• 6 Künza villages in India having access to safe water and sanitation.

Areas of Operation

Landesa works across the following countries:

• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh
• Ethiopia
• India
• Honduras
• Kyrgyzstan
• Mozambique
• Nepal

FAQs

1. What is the focus of Landesa’s work?
Landesa empowers rural households and communities to create sustainable livelihoods through access to resources, training, and organizational strengthening.

2. How does Landesa address rural poverty?
Landesa tackles the underlying causes of poverty by investing in income-generating activities, resource access, agricultural transformation and strengthening local governance.

3. Which regions does Landesa work in?
Landesa operates in eight countries across Asia and Africa, focusing on marginalized communities.

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4. What are the sustainable strategies employed by Landesa?
Landesa emphasizes local ownership, prioritizing context-specific and environmentally sustainable solutions to ensure lasting impact.

5. How can one contribute to Landesa’s work?
Donations, volunteering opportunities, and partnerships are valuable ways to support Landesa’s initiatives.