Dear colleagues,
We want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year! While we look forward to the many exciting things that lie ahead of us in 2022, we want to use this newsletter to look back on 2021 and reflect on the progress we have made.
We are very pleased that almost all 14 country projects officially kicked off last year. Partnership and collaboration are important cornerstones of the LAND-at-scale programme. This is reflected by the wide range of project partners LAND-at-scale is working with, ranging from government institutions, NGOs, research institutions to Dutch embassies. We look forward to working together with all of them.
It is important that LAND-at-scale contributes and adds value to ongoing processes, rather than reinventing the wheel or working in isolation. As co-chair of the Global Donor Working Group on Land, our aim is to strengthen and intensify our connections to all land stakeholders. And now that most LAND-at-scale country projects are up and running, we look forward to sharing and exchanging our experiences with the wider community. Hopefully, this year, we will be able to exchange with you all more in person.
If you have any questions or remarks about LAND-at-scale, please do not hesitate to reach out to us through landatscale@rvo.nl.
Warm regards,
The LAND-at-scale team |
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| "Amahoro @ Scale" – Achieving peace at scale in Burundi by scaling up land governance approaches |
| As of December 2021, the LAND-at-scale project in Burundi “Amahoro @ Scale” officially started. The project, implemented by ZOA, VNG International and MiPAREC, will scale the approaches and results of previous land initiatives, supported by the Dutch embassy in Bujumbura. The project will focus on land tenure registration, strengthening of local governance as well as conflict resolution. |
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| LAND-at-scale Somalia: land governance to contribute to durable solutions for Internally Displaced People in three Somali cities |
| LAND-at-scale is pleased to announce its collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN-Habitat and the Regional Coordination Office (RCO) in Somalia in the context of the programme: ‘Saameynta – scaling up solutions to displacement in Somalia’. LAND-at-scale provides a land governance contribution to this wider land governance programme that is co-funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and the Italian Agency for International Cooperation (AICS). |
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| Announcing the LAND-at-scale project in Burkina Faso |
| Nitidae, l’Observatoire National du Foncier Burkina Faso (ONF-BF), Oxfam Burkina Faso and the RVO are excited to announce their partnership for a LAND-at-scale project in Burkina Faso. Starting this year, the project will run for three years focusing on strengthening land governance for women and youth for increased food security, focusing on the Liptako Gourma region. |
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| LAND-at-scale on IATI |
| Now that the LAND-at-scale portfolio is up and running, our country projects are all reported to the IATI database of RVO. This is an Open Data database, where you will find descriptions of all projects as well as project implementers, but also data on budgets and results. We will continue updating this database as more projects are contracted, as well as results when they are reported. |
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| LAND-at-scale Burundi one-pager |
| The LAND-at-scale Burundi project officially kicked off in December 2021. Have a look at the project one-pager to learn more about the scope and intervention strategies for the project, as well as to learn more about who is implementing the project. |
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| LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso one-pager |
| The LAND-at-scale project in Burkina Faso will officially start in February 2022. The project one-pager provides more information about the scope and intervention strategies for the project, as well as who is implementing the project. |
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| LAND-at-scale Somalia one-pager |
| As a part of the wider Saameynta programme focusing on improving governance in Somalia, LAND-at-scale will contribute a land governance component to the programme. The Saameynta is co-funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and the Italian Agency for International Cooperation (AICS). The project one-pager provides more information about the strategies for the land governance-component, as well as project locations and timeline. |
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Opportunity: Consultancy Baseline Study LAND-at-scale Burundi
Deadline: January 28th, 2022
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Event: Global Land Forum
Dates: May/June 2022, exact date tbd
Location: Amman, Jordan
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Event: LANDac conference
Dates: 29 June-1 July, 2022
Location: Hybrid – online and Utrecht, NL
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