CADASTA FOUNDATION

PARTNER DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT:THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF CADASTA'S CHARITABLE AND HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES RELIES ON ENGAGING AND INVOLVING OVER 100 MOTIVATED AND TRUSTED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS (CHARITABLE, ACADEMIC, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND PEOPLES ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS) IN ORDER TO BRING ABOUT MORE EFFICIENT, TRANSPARENT AND EQUITABLE LAND GOVERNANCE AND TENURE SECURITY FOR LAND HOLDERS. CADASTA ACTS AS A FACILITATOR AND NETWORK AGENT AMONG STAKEHOLDERS, ENABLING THE COLLECTION OF DATA ACROSS COMMUNITIES. GEOSPATIAL AND SOCIAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS ENABLES RELEVANT SECTOR ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, UPGRADING OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MANAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES.CADASTA ENABLES COLLECTION AND SHARING OF LAND RIGHTS DATA THROUGH DATA PORTALS, DASHBOARDS, AND STORYMAP TOOLS TO SUPPORT PARTNER AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AND DECISION-MAKING. CADASTA'S ESRI-BASED TOOLS ENABLE GOVERNMENTS, CHARITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, PEOPLES ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES TO CONFIGURE DATA COLLECTION TOOLS AND APPROACHES TO THE NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY OR ORGANIZATION. THE CADASTA PLATFORM SECURELY STORES LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS DATA AND ALLOWS PARTNERS TO SET PRIVACY LEVELS, CONSOLIDATE THEIR LAND TENURE AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION, AND TO VISUALIZE AND SHARE DATA AS NEEDED FOR ANALYZING AND ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS.CADASTA UNDERSTAND GRANTS PLAY A VITAL ROLE. UNDER CADASTA'S GRANT PROGRAM, THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO EMPOWER LOCAL PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITIES TO DOCUMENT, MAP, CONTROL AND MANAGE LAND, ITS RESOURCES AND ASSOCIATED DATA. ADDITIONALLY, IT AISM TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO FUNDING IN FOR TRAINING AND CAPACIITY BUILDING. GOVERNMENT PARTNERS: CADASTA WORKS WITH OVER 25 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ACROSS ITS PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE, GOVERNMENT LAND OFFICIALS RECEIVE TRAINING, SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION, AND ISSUE LAND DOCUMENTS FOR PROJECTS DESIGNED TO FORMALIZE RIGHTS. CADASTA HAS SIGNED MOUS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH MINISTRIES OF LAND AND OTHER RELEVANT AGENCIES AT THE DISTRICT AND LOCAL LEVELS IN UGANDA, GHANA, INDIA, LIBERIA, NEPAL, AND OTHER COUNTRIES. LOCAL PARTNERS WORK WITH GOVERNMENT BODIES AT ALL LEVELS DURING THE RIGHTS FORMALIZATION PROCESS.

TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM:CADASTA DELIVERS TRAINING PROGRAMS ON COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND RIGHTS DATA TO TRAINERS AND PARTNERS IN THE FIELD TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUAL USERS AND COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND LAND RIGHTS INFORMATION AND TO ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF THE DATA. TRAINEES INCLUDE THOSE PREPARING TO BE TRAINERS, PROJECT LEADS, PLATFORM USERS, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND LOCAL DATA COLLECTORS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY. IN SOME CASES, CADASTA DELIVERS TRAINING TO AFRICAN LAND OFFICIALS THROUGH AN AGREEMENT WITH LANTMATERIET, THE SWEDISH LAND AGENCY, TO RWANDAN LAND OFFICIALS THROUGH A CO-IMPACT FUNDED PROJECT WITH LANDESA, AND UGANDAN OFFICIALS THROUGH A FOUNDATION-FUNDED PROJECT.THE GOAL OF THE CADASTA TRAINING IS EDUCATIONAL: TO TEACH SKILLS RELATING TO THE COLLECTION, DOCUMENTATION, VISUALIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION RELATED TO PROPERTY, LAND, AND RESOURCE RIGHTS AND TO FOSTER OPEN AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATION THAT CUTS ACROSS VARIOUS DISCIPLINES AND SECTORS. CADASTA'S PLATFORM PROVIDES USER GUIDES AND TRAINING MATERIALS THROUGH DIRECT PARTNER TRAINING AND THROUGH AN ONLINE TRAINING AND SUPPORT PORTAL. CADASTA ALSO PROVIDES REMOTE AND ONSITE TRAINING, AN ONLINE DEMO ENVIRONMENT, AND A GLOBAL METRICS DASHBOARD THAT SHARES ANONYMIZED PROJECT AND GLOBAL PROJECT DATA. THESE TOOLS AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT LAND DATA COLLECTION AND USE OF DATA TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY AND INCREASED TENURE SECURITY.CADASTA ENGAGES IN THOUGHT LEADERSHIP BY PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND THOUGHT PIECES ON PROJECT SUCCESSES, BOTTOM-UP LAND ADMINISTRATION APPROACHES, USE OF GIS TECHNOLOGY TO ADVANCE LOCAL RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EVIDENCE OF IMPACT. CADASTA TEAM MEMBERS PRESENT AS SPEAKERS IN GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL, INDUSTRY, AND SECTORAL FORUMS TO PROMOTE ITS WORK AND APPROACHES TO CHANGE PRACTICES IN LAND ADMINISTRATION IN WAYS THAT EMPOWER COMMUNITIES AND RESULT IN SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES IN COMMUNITY RIGHTS, AGRICULTURE, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, FORESTS, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, AND CLIMATE.