About LANDfirst

LANDfirst is a pro-poor approach to land access that emphasises incremental development. It is also an emerging network of civil society organisations campaigning for dignity through land.

LANDfirst, as an approach to settlement development, emphasises the provision of planned secure land with basic services as a first step towards a longer-term housing and settlement upgrading process. Read more...
The LANDfirst charter

Land FirstThe LANDfirst charter was launched on 29 March 2010.

A list of organisations that have signed the endorsement and pledge can be found here.

If you support the LANDfirst principles, vision and approach you are encouraged to join with these organisations in signing the endorsement or pledge statement.

 

If you are a non-government or community-based organisation operating in South Africa click here to sign the LANDfirst pledge. Any other person or organisation, including government, academic and private, from South Africa or from any other country can click here to sign the LANDfirst endorsement statement.

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