What we ask at Cadasta and what we hope you ask when choosing Cadasta In 1999 when I was attending university I found out about open-source software, specifically Mandrake Linux, and I decided to switch from using Windows to only using Linux. It was a beautiful relationship up until my Wifi drivers wouldn’t work I(I vaguely…

As the global population grows and urbanization increases, the number of people in need of housing is increasing faster than ever before. Cadasta Foundation is excited to support Habitat for Humanity International in launching Solid Ground, a three-year global advocacy campaign focused on promoting policies and systems to advance access to land for shelter. Habitat’s…

Over the last year as the team at Cadasta worked on the initial design, and subsequent development of the Cadasta Platform for documenting property rights, a critical consideration for us was ensuring flexibility in how data was collected for posting to the Platform.  Recognizing that we would not be able to integrate with every data…

The application of technology to development challenges is not a new phenomenon, however as technology becomes faster, cheaper and more accessible, there is an ever increasing potential to utilize technology in addressing challenges that have plagued development for years.  The land sector is no exception, with various recent advancements offering the opportunity to utilize game…

For Immediate Release January 21, 2016 Cadasta Foundation to democratize land and resource rights in partnership with UK aid from the UK government Cadasta Foundation is delighted to announce the signing of a three year, £ 2 million grant agreement with the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to…

Frank Pichel, Chief Programs Officer Cadasta Foundation And Open Knowledge International Announce Open Data In Land Fellowship Open data and transparency in land and resource rights is critical to our mission at Cadasta Foundation, where we are working to ensure that all property rights can be captured and recorded on a globally accessible and transparent platform. Unfortunately,…

As we move closer to commissioning of the first release of the Cadasta platform in December, we’re excited to be adding more great people to our team; Alexis Franklin and Oliver Roick. 

Over the past month we have been assisting the Transparency and Accountability Initiative in updating the land section of the OpenGovGuide, originally drafted by Global Witness. The updates are centered on updating relevant cases studies, expanding the focus to include urban land issues, and to contextualize how the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance…

Thea  and I are looking forward to attending the Open Government Partnership Global Summit  this week in Mexico City, even arriving early to participate in the Extractives data dive hosted by NRGI  over the weekend.  The OGP Summit provides an opportunity to collaborate with members of civil society, government and business to discuss,…