Articles

Reflections from our recent work, and topical issues for the sector

The work and legacy of Robin Palmer

Following the passing of Robin Palmer in February 2023, Mokoro organised a seminar that paid tribute to Robin’s pioneering work within the land rights sector. On the 3rd of July 2023, 40 people gathered at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and 20 online to join this tribute to Robin, to look back at how the…

How WOLTS changed communities, and changed me

When WOLTS started in October 2015, we had three aims. First, we wanted to deliver stronger evidence on threats to women’s land rights. Second, we wanted to strengthen community, civil society and local government capacity to protect women’s land rights and govern land in a participatory, inclusive and gender-equitable way. Third, we wanted to show…

We had no idea what a learning journey it would be – seven years of WOLTS in Mongolia 

PCC joined the global WOLTS project seven years ago, as we were interested in its focus on gender and herding communities, especially those affected by mining, but we had no idea what a learning journey it would be! Our organisation focuses on participatory, community-led conservation, and we have worked with local groups all over the country….

Remembering Robin Palmer

Robin Palmer passed away on Sunday 19 February. Robin joined Mokoro as a Principal Consultant in 2007, and after retiring he continued to be closely involved with the company. Robin’s long-time colleague and friend, Martin Adams, also a retired Mokoro Principal Consultant, has written this piece commemorating the life of a highly influential and dedicated…

People are hungry for this knowledge

From 1995 to 2005 I was the village chairman, and I was a ward councillor for ten years after that. I was very pleased when the community selected me to be a WOLTS gender and land champion. I have always supported the rights of all people, not just men, and I especially supported girls’ rights…

I am not afraid to speak up

I have been involved in the WOLTS programme from the very beginning, since 2016, and it has changed everything. Before I went through the gender and land champions’ training, I had very little to live on. My husband had passed away and all our land and livestock had gone to our three sons. When I…