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February 2010
Coming Event: RDI’s Annual Women & Land Luncheon, March 11 | RDI to Participate in the 54th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-54/Beijing+15) | Audio: Unleashing the Production and Consumption Power of China's 750 Million Rural Poor | RDI’s Annual Report: learn more about our year in review | Tim Hanstad interviewed by World Radio Switzerland | Seattle Times covers a recent talk by Renee Giovarelli

January 2010
Coming Event: RDI’s Annual Women & Land Luncheon, March 11 | Blue Print For Success: RDI participates in first ever Global Washington Conference |New RDI Program: Securing Land Rights for Vulnerable Women and Girls in Northern Uganda | Upcoming Events

November 2009
New $9 million Grant to Help RDI Serve Millions More | International Expert on Women’s Development Issues Joins RDI’s Board of Directors | Secure land rights will boost China’s rural economy, says our new nationwide survey | RDI in the News | Coming Event

October 2009
RDI Launches Global Center for Women’s Land Rights! | Clinton Global Initiative highlights RDI’s work on micro-land ownership in India | RDI in the News! | Recommended Reading | Coming Events

September 2009
Ensuring Fair Access to Land and Resources Along the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan Border: RDI and USAID Work to Find Ways to Resolve Conflicts over Natural Resources | RDI Prepares to Launch the Global Center for Women’s Land Rights on October 15, the International Day for Rural Women! | Sustaining Nepal’s Forests: New Report on Forest Rights and Rural Livelihoods in Nepal | Clinton Global Initiative to Spotlight Micro-Land Ownership in India! | RDI in the News! | Coming Events

August 2009
“Barefoot Lawyers” at Legal Aid & Education Center Help Chinese Farmers | New RDI Study Shows Land Purchase for the Landless a Success in Andhra Pradesh | RDI’s Book, “One Billion Rising: Law, Land and the Alleviation of Global Poverty” to be published this September! | Save the Date: March 11, 2010, is RDI’s Annual International Women’s Day Luncheon! | Upcoming Events: World Justice Project, World Economic Forum in Dalian, China

July 2009
RDI and the Nike Foundation Team Up to Address Girls’ Inheritance Rights | Women’s Land Rights in Post-Conflict Angola | RDI’s new book, “One Billion Rising: Land, Law and the Alleviation of Global Poverty” (Preface by Nobel Economist Joseph Stiglitz) to be published this September! | Learn About Land Rights While You Fly!

May-June 2009
With secure property rights, Rwandan women lead the way forward | Legal Literacy: A look at RDI’s legal aid in villages around the world | Roy Prosterman speaks at the International Land Coalition Conference in Nepal | Documentary about RDI to air on PBS this summer!

April 2009
Thanks to You, RDI’s Sold-Out International Women’s Day Celebration was a Great Success! | Watch Our New Video — Land Is Hope — and Hear Padma’s Story | RDI Receives the 2009 Evergreen Award for Nonprofit Excellence! | Land Rights on the Agenda at the Global Philanthropy Forum | RDI Presents: “Struggle for the Land: Law and Property in Rural China” at the Council on Foreign Relations and Asia Society

March 2009
RDI’s International Women’s Day Celebration is Almost Here! Join us on March 12 | “Barefoot Lawyers” Program in China Kicks Off—Within Hours, Farmers Line Up Outside | RDI Opens its New Office in Bhubaneswar, India | Tim Hanstad Speaks at the United Nations | Coming Events: Global Philanthropy Forum, Council on Foreign Relations, China Club and More

February 2009
Gregory Rake Joins RDI to Lead Growing India Program | RDI at the World Economic Forum in Davos | RDI’s Annual International Women’s Day Celebration on March 12: Almost Sold Out! | New Book by Bill Gates, Sr., Honors RDI Founder Roy Prosterman | Support RDI by Shopping at Global Sistergoods

January 2009
Join Us for RDI’s Annual International Women’s Day Celebration on March 12! |Spotlight on Rwanda: Legal Literacy through Community Theatre | The Year in Review | RDI in Davos: The World Economic Forum | RDI Makes the Razoo 100 List!

November-December 2008
RDI Receives Grant from the Gates Foundation to Help Rural Families in India! | Creating a Prosperous China: A Look Inside China’s New Economic Landscape | Save the Date: RDI’s Third Annual International Women’s Day Luncheon on May 12! | RDI Names Renée Giovarelli as First Senior Fellow of its Global Center for Women’s Land Rights | Act Now: Support RDI and Double Your Impact with a Dollar for Dollar Match!

October 2008
RDI Wins $197K at Development Marketplace Competition for its Innovative Solution to Poverty: Barefoot Lawyers in China | RDI Featured at the Clinton Global Initiative for its Commitment to Poverty Alleviation | Land Rights in the News | October Events

September 2008
Changing the Cycle of Poverty by Investing in Girls: Girls' Inheritance Rights | Helping China Feed Itself | Solving the World Food Crisis by Improving Women’s Secure Land Rights

Summer 2008
RDI Opens New Office in Hyderabad, India | RDI at the World Justice Forum | Clinton Global Initiative Features RDI’s Commitment to Poverty Alleviation | RDI Honored as a Finalist for the Rio Tinto Alcan Prize for Sustainability | Roy Prosterman Joins IDLO Board of Directors | RDI in the News Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

June 2008
Omidyar Network Provides $4.3 Million to RDI to Bring Land Rights to Millions in India | Land Rights and the Global Food Crisis | Women’s Land Rights in Burundi: "Hot and Bad News from Bujumbura" | SOLD OUT: Saving Land for Farmers in China: A Case for Barefoot Lawyers

April 2008
RDI’s Sold-Out International Women’s Day Event A Success! | Roy Prosterman Receives World Affairs Council World Citizen of the Year Award, presented by Bill Gates, Sr. | RDI Publishes Book Celebrating 40 Years, 40 Countries, 400 Million People | RDI in Print

March 2008
International Women’s Day Forum on March 20 Almost Sold Out! | Roy Prosterman to receive The World Affairs Council Citizen of the Year Award | China’s “No. 1 Document” Prioritizes Farmers’ Land Rights | RDI Publishes Book Celebrating Its 40th Anniversary | Shop the Cause! Global Sistergoods to Donate Proceeds to RDI

February 2008
RDI’s Second Annual International Women’s Day Forum on Women’s Land Rights | RDI Travels to London to Present Policy Briefing on Micro-Land Ownership | India’s 11th Five-Year Plan to Include Micro-Land Ownership for Rural Poor | Stories of Hope: Marie’s Story

December 2007
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November 2007
World Affairs Council to Honor RDI Founder Roy Prosterman as 2007 World Citizen | RDI’s Second Annual International Women’s Day Forum on Women’s Land Rights | RDI Welcomes Corporate Executives to its Board of Directors | Give the Gift of Hope Give | This Year Only: Give a Tax-Free IRA Rollover to RDI | RDI in the Financial Times: Investing in Land Rights

October 2007
Women and Land Rights Featured at the Clinton Global Initiative | China’s New Property Law: New Hope for Farmers? | RDI Named as Finalist for the 2007 Alcan Prize for Sustainability | RDI’s Micro-Land Ownership Program in India Featured on World Business | October 17 Forum: “Poverty: Local Action for a Global Problem” | RDI in Print

September 2007
Invest in RDI: Help Change the Lives of the World’s Poorest | RDI at the Hilton International Humanitarian Symposium | Policy Briefings on Micro-Land Ownership to Gather Global Thought Leaders | RDI to Attend the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative

August 2007
RDI to Speak at the Hilton International Humanitarian Symposium | Policy Briefings on Micro-Land Ownership to Gather Global Thought Leaders | RDI to Attend the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative | “I Would Rather Die of AIDS than Die of Hunger:” Women, AIDS and Land Rights | RDI Presents Forum on Land Rights at the Cato Institute | Support RDI While You Shop on Giveline!

June/July 2007
RDI Receives $200,000 Challenge Grant from Seattle International Foundation for “Micro-Land Ownership” in India | Double Your Impact: New Challenge Grant Matches All New and Increased Gifts to RDI! | Coming Events at RDI

May 2007
Celebrate Mother's Day With a Special Gift from RDI | Reducing Poverty and Securing Land Rights in Mali | Passage to India: An RDI Board Member Gets a First-Hand Glimpse of the Power of Land Rights | RDI Nominated for Record Number of Prestigious Awards

April 2007
Celebrating RDI’s 20 Years in China | Highlights from RDI’s International Women’s Day Forum on Women and Land | RDI Expands in Rwanda | Coming Events at RDI | Happy Mother’s Day from RDI

March 2007
RDI Celebrates International Women’s Day with a Forum on Women and Land | Focus on Burundi: Bringing Peaceful Resolution to Land Disputes | Narrowing the Gap: Major China Study Confirms Land Rights May Unleash
Hidden Wealth of the Poor | Women’s Property Rights May Protect them from Domestic Violence | Imagine the Perfect Gift: The Gift of Opportunity | RDI in the Press

January 2007
40 Years of Success: RDI Celebrates its 40th Anniversary | Du Runsheng Joins RDI Advisory Council | Help End Poverty Just By Searching the Internet | Give the Gift of Opportunity

December 2006
RDI Celebrates 10 Years of Legal Aid in Russia | Imagine the Perfect Gift: This Holiday Season, Give Opportunity | Philanthropist Bill Clapp Joins RDI Board of Directors | RDI Beijing Attorney Awarded Visiting Scholar Grant from Norwegian Centre for Human Rights | RDI In Print: New Publications

November 2006
Women Lead the Way in Rwanda: Land Workshop Brings Policymakers & Local Women’s Organizations
Together | RDI In Print: New Books and Publications | RDI Grows in Programs and Staff | Give the Gift of Opportunity this Holiday Season | RDI in Davos: The World Economic Forum

October 2006
RDI’s Global Homestead Program: Micro-Ownership for the World’s Poorest People | RDI President Tim Hanstad Celebrates 20 Years, Begins Two-Year Post in Bangalore | Help End Poverty Just By Searching the Internet | RDI In Print: New Publications

July-August 2006
China’s Boom Leaves Many Behind: RDI’s 17-Province Survey Reveals a Widening Gap Between Rich
and Poor | Changing Lives One Plot At A Time: Women & Land in India | RDI In the News | RDI and its Founder Honored at Kravis Leadership Prize Celebrations | A Little Land Can Go A Long Way: What YOU Can Do To Help

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