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Land and Corruption in Africa
From 17 July to 7 August, 2019, the Land Portal held an online dialogue on Land and Corruption in Africa in 3 Topics. The discussion addressed the role of traditional leaders in customary land administration, forced evictions as a form of land corruption and its impact on women's land rights and an analysis of alternative dispute resolution systems in addressing land corruption. [discussion complete]
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Achieving sustainable pro-poor land reform in South Africa
In February 2018, South Africa’s National Assembly passed a resolution to establish an ad hoc Constitutional Review Committee to explore and debate the need for a constitutional amendment to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation in the public interest. This moderated online dialogue facilitated by Phuhlisani NPC in association with the Land Portal was solution-oriented. Contributors to the dialogue debated the content of a pro-poor programme of land reform. [discussion complete - discussion report at https://landportal.org/library/resources/refocusing-south-african-land-debate]
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DGroups
Dgroups is the starting point for groups and communities in international development. Currently Dgroups engages over 290000 people in ALL countries and territories of the world. We are a partnership that caters to both individuals and organisations by offering tools and services that bring people together. Whether you are supporting a team, a group, a network, an organization or a community, we aim to provide you with a platform and tools to do this in an environment which is simple, non-commercial, respectful of privacy, and targeted at low bandwidth users in the South.
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Land Portal - Discussions
Discussions provide a platform to stimulate conversation on diverse issues of importance to the land governance community. By participating in a discussion, users agree to be respectful of the diversity of opinions, and are reminded to stay on topic, cite your sources, and refer users to other resources for more information.
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Collaboration for Development - Groups
A secure social collaboration platform focused on development issues, hosted by the World Bank. C4D enables online brainstorming, consultations, discussions, knowledge-sharing and learning among people working on similar topics — from education to mega-disasters.
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