Summer 2024 Fellow: Crystal Jauregui
Office Description
Landesa is an international nonprofit dedicated to ending global poverty by securing land rights for the people experiencing poverty around the globe. Founded in 1981, Landesa has worked in more than 66 countries throughout the world, with central office staff in the U.S. (Seattle, Washington and Washington, DC) and regional programming in China, India, Liberia, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Thailand. Landesa partners with governments, civil society, and companies to develop pro-poor and gender-sensitive laws, policies and programs that have helped strengthen land rights for more than 720 million people in the last 5 years. The organization is supported by NGOs, foundations, donor agencies (USAID, World Bank, etc.), world leaders, educational institutions, and individual supporters around the world.
Description of the Work
- Conducts research on a broad range of topics such as rural land rights in developing countries such as comparative real property law, commercial law, social/economic conditions, international law, inheritance customs, regional treaties, climate change, and issues related to promoting equal rights for women and girls.
- Supports team projects and participates in relevant field work and field-based research, independently and/or with the team.
- Prepares memoranda and other written work, presenting and explaining research results.
- Edits and cite-checks work prepared by Landesa staff and partner organizations.
Desired Skills
- Commitment to equal rights for women and girls
- Interest in issues relevant to Landesa’s work, such as land rights, agriculture, rule of law, agricultural supply chains, plural legal systems, etc.
- Ability and commitment to apply a gender-sensitive approach in his or her work
- Ability to meet deadlines and manage one’s own workload
- Willingness to communicate and ask questions, when necessary, of supervisor and team
- Exceptional ability to communicate in writing in English.
- Proficiency using electronic legal and social science research tools and willingness to learn new research tools