Cait Hone (USA) serves as WLP's Director of Programs. Prior to joining WLP, she worked for the Batonga Foundation, a women and girls' rights NGO based in Benin, as the Senior Manager for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning. She earned B.A.s in Political Science and Evolutionary Anthropology from The Ohio State University, and following her Peace Corps service in Guinea, she completed her Masters of Global Policy Studies at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas Austin.
Last week, governments, development partners, civil society, scholars, and private sector representatives convened at the World Bank Land Conference in Washington DC, to discuss research, critical issues, and policy related to the land sector. This year's theme, "Securing Land Tenure and Access for Climate Action," emphasized the often-overlooked role of land tenure in climate change adaptation and mitigation. Nzira Deus, Executive Director of WLP’s partner in Mozambique, spoke at the conference about how civil society organizations in Mozambique are bridging the gap between policy commitments and ground-level change, especially when addressing the barriers women face in accessing land rights.
WLP's alliance of women's organizations leads local climate projects that address environmental degradation, economic inequality, and gender discrimination. This Earth Day, we are highlighting the climate action by women across our global partnership, from the international to the grassroots level.
