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ANGOLA: LEGAL AND REGULATORY ASSISTANCE TO THE LAND TENURE PROGRAM IN ANGOLA

NIGERIA: GUM ARABIC SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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RWANDA: FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE

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WEST AFRICA WATER INITIATIVE

SOUTHERN AFRICA: INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY IN THE OKAVANGO BASIN

UGANDA: STRENGTHENING DECENTRALIZATION IN UGANDA PHASE 2 (SDU II)

ETHIOPIA: LAND POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION ASSESSMENT

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MALI: COMMUNES ANALYTICAL STUDY

SAHEL: TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO CILSS, DECENTRALIZATION FORUM

RWANDA: LEGISLATIVE STRENGTHENING INITIATIVE

SOUTHERN AFRICA: REGIONAL CENTER FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA—COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (COMESA) RULES OF ORIGIN PROJECT

AFRICA: ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

DR CONGO: AGROFORESTRY ASSISTANCE ACTIVITY

ERITREA: FOOD SECURITY PROGRESS & RURAL ROAD IMPACT ASSESSMENT

AFRICA: INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH SPECIAL DISTRICTS

UGANDA: CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (COBS)

RWANDA: SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION PROJECT

MOZAMBIQUE: MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE INCREASINGLY DEMOCRATIC

NIGERIA: SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT FEASIBILITY STUDY PROJECT

EAST AFRICA: REDSO ANTICORRUPTION PROGRAM

SUDAN: CUSTOMARY LAND TENURE PROGRAM: SOUTHERN KORDOFAN AND BLUE NILE STATES

MOZAMBIQUE: IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM

TANZANIA: TREE CROP PROJECT

SENEGAL: DIAMNIADIO PROJECT PREPARATION INSTITUTIONAL/LAND MANAGEMENT ISSUES

KENYA: REFORMING THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM

ETHIOPIA: STRENGTHENING LAND TENURE POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

UGANDA: ANTI-CORRUPTION THRESHOLD (ACT)

BOTSWANA: ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (EIS)

LIBERIA: LAND RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY FORESTY PROGRAM

AFRICA: PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ALLUVIAL DIAMOND DEVELOPMENT (PRADD) PILOT PROGRAM IN CAR AND GUINEA

UGANDA: LIVELIHOODS AND ENTERPRISES FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (LEAD)

LESOTHO—MODERNIZATION OF LAND SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

SIERRA LEONE: CREATING AN ENABLING POLICY ENVIRONMENT IN SIERRA LEONE

ETHIOPIA STRENGTHENING LAND ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM (ELAP)

LESOTHO—MODERNIZATION OF LAND SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

10/20/2009–02/20/2013

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Current land administration systems in Lesotho are characterized by complicated workflows and a lack of sufficient personnel and equipment to manage and maintain records about land rights. The Government of Lesotho views the results of the inadequacies of the current land administration to include:

Lost revenue to the government for taxes and fees that should be collected from transfers and registrations;
Inadequate information for development of land markets;
Insecure tenure for landholders;
An absence of factors critical to economic development through employment in construction and manufacturing sectors;
Constraints on investment in business and housing, a lack of labor mobility; and
Constricted access to mortgage credit for families and businesses.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the government of Lesotho signed a $362 million Compact in 2007. The Compact’s Private Sector Development component aims to increase private sector economic activity in Lesotho by improving access to credit, reducing transaction costs, and increasing the participation of women in the formal economy. As part of this private sector development initiative, MCA-Lesotho is managing a $21 million land administration reform sub-component, which focuses on implementing a systematic land regularization program for urban and peri-urban areas and establishing a new land administration authority.

Development Challenge:
Land Equity International (LEI) was awarded a 40-month contract for Modernization of Land Services and Institutional Strengthening—its second Lesotho contract in partnership with ARD, Inc.

The objective of the Modernization of Land Services and Institutional Strengthening activity is to establish a system capable of capturing complete and reliable land tenure rights throughout the whole of Lesotho, starting in the urban and peri-urban areas. The activity will establish a new Land Administration Authority (LAA) that unifies cadastral and legal registry records. The core responsibility of LAA will be the registration of tenure rights and the related land registration and (boundary) mapping. The LAA is expected to operate as an autonomous and financially self sustainable organization oriented to customer service applying international best practices in the field of land administration.

Approach:
ARD, Inc., is providing local and international expertise related to organizational management. ARD’s long-term Deputy Team Leader provides technical and managerial leadership, as well as linkages to local key stakeholders and monitoring and evaluation expertise. Working closely with the Deputy Team Leader, ARD’s international Business Process Analyst tackles issues related to institutional strengthening, financial management, human resources management, and training all aimed at getting this new government entity established and ready for business.

Outputs/Results:
The project’s results are broken out by phase. For the initial design phase of the project, the end result is expected to be a blueprint for the LAA, which will define the organization’s strategy, business goals, and structure. During the follow-on building phase, the objective is to implement the LAA design resulting in a fully equipped and staffed organization. In the operational phase, the contractors are expected to provide support and technical assistance to the LAA and its management on a periodic basis including provision of on-the-job training.