This year, on December 2, we invite you to join us for Giving Tuesday, a global day of generosity. At Cadasta, every gift matters. With your support, we can deepen our impact and advance land and resource rights for millions of people around the world.
This Year Matters
Secure land and resource rights are essential for stability, resilience, and opportunity. Yet nearly one billion people worldwide still lack formal recognition of the land they depend on. That challenge is growing at a moment when the global development landscape is facing unprecedented strain.
Major cuts to U.S. and international development funding in early 2025 forced NGOs around the world to pause or scale back critical work. Across the sector, organizations face shrinking budgets, stalled projects, and increased uncertainty. This contraction hits community-based partners hardest, especially those working on long-term, equity-focused issues like land rights.
For Cadasta, these shifts underscore how vital flexible, independent funding has become. Communities need support now more than ever, but the traditional sources that once sustained this work are stretched thin.
That’s where you come in.
When institutional funding is uncertain, donor generosity becomes a lifeline. Your support on Giving Tuesday and beyond helps ensure Cadasta can continue equipping partners to document land rights and stand with communities advocating for recognition and security. Together, we can advance this work, even in a challenging funding environment.
The Power of the Map
Maps are more than lines on a screen. For our partners, they are a powerful tool for change.
- In Uganda, we worked with local partners and the government to submit nearly 10,000 Customary Certificates of Occupancy, with over 5,000 issued to date, securing land for thousands of families.
- In India, youth and women have used our tools to map informal settlements, helping hundreds of households receive formal recognition, many in women’s names.
- Our platform allows for offline data collection, multimedia evidence (photos, interviews), and strong privacy settings, ensuring communities can manage and control their own data.
Land is a foundation for stability and growth. Because of this work, communities are not just mapped, they are strengthened. With documented land rights, people can plan for the future by investing in their homes, farms, families, and local economies.
Why Your Gift Matters on Giving Tuesday
- Scale our impact
Your support helps Cadasta scale training, platform access, and technical support so more communities can document and defend their land rights. - Support technology + people
Behind every map is a story. We don’t just configure tech; we build relationships. We train local leaders to use mapping tools in culturally appropriate and gender-inclusive ways. - Promote justice and equity
Secure land rights unlock social and economic opportunities. Many of Cadasta’s partnerships prioritize the rights of women, Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant communities, and youth. - Help us innovate
As governments set higher technical standards (for example, more precise surveying in Uganda), we invest in tools like high-accuracy GNSS so local teams can confidently meet those criteria.
Join Us This Giving Tuesday
- Make a one-time donation: Every dollar helps us expand our programs and support more local partners.
- Become a monthly supporter: Regular giving helps sustain long-term support, the kind that leads to systemic change.
- Share our mission: Help spread the word. Forward this email, post on social media, or talk about Cadasta in your community.