The vast majority of the world’s poorest citizens do not have documented rights to the land they rely on or the home they live in. Indeed, the rights to an estimated 70 percent of the land in emerging economies remain undocumented, according to the World Bank. Even where land rights are documented, women are less...Read More

Dozens of the world’s experts on land and open data participated in an on-line discussion aimed at raising awareness of the relationship between open data and land governance, exploring the the links between transparency and poverty alleviation and food security in September 2016. The Cadasta Foundation and the LandPortal Foundation, which facilitated the discussion, have...Read More

Are you interested in ensuring land governance is open and transparent? Do you want to understand your role in using land administration information and how it can help provide greater security of  property rights? We are excited to hear from you! Cadasta Foundation is pleased to announce that we are partnering with the Land Portal...Read More

Today is an exciting one for us here at Cadasta, as we launch a new version of our technology that has been months in the making. A key tenet of our mission is for our technology stack and solution set to make significant contributions toward practical application of the “fit-for-purpose” concepts as they apply to...Read More

A new nonprofit organization has few options when it comes to establishing a credit history. Since nonprofits do not have shareholders or owners who can personally guarantee a company’s credit card or line of credit, and the directors of the board are not willing to provide personal guarantees, the organizations have to rely on their...Read More