Changemakers’ competition seeking groundbreaking models to strengthen property rights

Ashoka’s Changemakers has launched the Property Rights: Identity, Dignity & Opportunity for All competition to identify and support the leaders who are making an impact through property rights,

Omidyar Network and Ashoka’s Changemakers have jointly launched this competition to seek diverse approaches and groundbreaking models to strengthening property rights. “Secure rights to land can provide life-altering benefits to the poor, including economic opportunity, enhanced identity, and personal dignity. If you are a changemaker who is increasing access to property rights—for individuals or communities, in rural or urban areas, through non-profit or for-profit innovation—we want to hear from you.”

There are three winners to be selected under this competition and each will receive a cash prize of $50,000.

Individuals or organizations from around the world working to provide land to the landless, help to formalize, document or improve property rights or work on legal education to help understand and benefit from the laws that protect their assets in an innovative manner can get nominated or submit entries for the competition. The organizers are particularly interested to receive entries from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

The deadline to submit the entries is 3 November 2010. For more information, visit this link.