Capstone Powerpoint
Transcript: As the value of natural resources continues to increase, so does interest in land. Large areas of Africa, relied upon by communities for survival, are being purchased and speculated. These acquisitions often leave those poor communities, who are unable to obtain legal land rights, empty-handed. Large Land Acquisitions in Africa Project 1. Research the history of land speculation in Africa 2. Research protection efforts 3. Conduct interviews 4. Research and log acquisitions 5. Create map and input data Problem Solution Create an interactive map, displaying large land acquisitions and any available details including but not limited to: Buyer (i. e. Organization, Government, Company) Seller Amount (Price, Parameters) Interest (Investment, Mining, Protection) MEDEEM provides an innovative and affordable, private-sector driven solution to formalizing land rights for the world’s poor. MEDEEM’s mission is to bridge the legal empowerment gap between informal land holding and formal land registration. MEDEEM addresses these long standing roadblocks to registration by bringing the process directly to its clients at a cost they can afford. Tasks The Medeem Institute