CADASTA FOUNDATION
1 THOMAS CIRCLE NW NO 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 www.cadasta.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CADASTA FOUNDATION AIMS TO BE THE LEADING PROVIDER OF TECHNICAL TOOLS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTATION OF LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS TO BUILD STRONGER, MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

PLATFORM AND MOBILE APPS FOR LAND TENURE DOCUMENTATION, FORMALIZATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE:THE FOUNDATION'S CORE ACTIVITY TO FURTHER ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES IS OUR GLOBAL PLATFORM AND MOBILE DATA COLLECTION APPLICATIONS, DEVELOPED AS EASY TO USE, COST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ESRI-BACKED TOOLS TO RECORD LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS RELATED INFORMATION. THIS GLOBAL PLATFORM ENABLES RECORDATION OF LAND RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE LEFT OUT OF THE FORMAL SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, THE PLATFORM HAS THE ABILITY TO STORE SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF DATA RELATED TO LAND RESOURCES BASED ON OUR PARTNER NEEDS. THE PLATFORM IS DESIGNED FOR EASE OF USE AND IS SEARCHABLE AND SECURE, ENSURING PREVENTION OF DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL OR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS WORK ARE DISADVANTAGED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH INADEQUATE OR LACK OF LAND TENURE SECURITY. THE FOUNDATION MAKES THE PLATFORM AVAILABLE TO USERS IN SUCH COMMUNITIES AT LOW OR NO COST. THE PLATFORM ALSO SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE OF RELATED DATA, SUCH AS VERY HIGH RESOLUTION (VHR) SATELLITE IMAGERY, WHICH HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN DIFFICULT TO ACCESS FOR NON-STATE ACTORS IN THE SECTOR FROM A FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL CAPACITY STANDPOINT. ONE OF THE GOALS IS TO ENABLE GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD TO INTERACT WITH AND CONTRIBUTE DATA THROUGH FIT-FOR-PURPOSE APPROACHES OF DATA INPUT. MOBILE AND SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING FIT-FOR-PURPOSE TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES TO IMPROVE LAND GOVERNANCE IN OFTEN REMOTE AND UNDERRESOURCED COMMUNITIES. CADASTA MAKES THE PLATFORM AVAILABLE TO PARTNERS SERVING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, PRIMARILY IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES.WHERE GOVERNMENT CAPACITY IS LACKING OR WHERE INFORMAL OR CUSTOMARY RECORDATION SYSTEMS ARE MORE PREVALENT, THE FOUNDATION'S PLATFORM AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEM CAN SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY MODELS FOR LAND-RELATED COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT REACH THE FOUNDATION'S CONSTITUENCIES MADE UP OF POOR AND UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS, THE FOUNDATION WORKS WITH A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM PARTNERS THAT ARE BASED IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, LANDESA AND NAMATI, ALL 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES, TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS A RANGE OF GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED AND WITH WHICH WE HAVE PILOTED PROGRAMS. THIS WORK IS IN ADDITION TO A NUMBER OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD. MANY ADDITIONAL CHARITABLE USES OF THE PLATFORM AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEM EXISTS AND THE FOUNDATION IS LIKELY TO ADD SUCH ADDITIONAL USES OVER TIME IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

PARTNER DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT:THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE FOUNDATION'S CHARITABLE AND HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES RELIES ON ENGAGING AND INVOLVING MOTIVATED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS (CHARITABLE AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMIC, GOVERNMENT, PARTNERS) AND PRIVATE SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS IN ORDER TO BRING ABOUT MORE EFFICIENT, TRANSPARENT AND EQUITABLE LAND GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY IN LAND RIGHTS FOR LAND HOLDERS. THE FOUNDATION ACTS AS A FACILITATOR AND NETWORK AGENT AMONG STAKEHOLDERS, WHILE ALSO ENABLING THE COLLECTION OF DATA ACROSS COMMUNITIES. LAND DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS ENABLES RELEVANT EXTENSION SERVICES SUCH AS MICROFINANCE, UPGRADING OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MANAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES.INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION PARTNERS: THE FOUNDATION HAS BUILT PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK IN THE AREA OF LAND GOVERNANCE, PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS RESOURCE RIGHTS AND UPGRADING OF INFORMAL URBAN SETTLEMENTS, SUCH AS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL, MERCY CORPS, CITIES ALLIANCE, INTERNATIONAL LAND COALITION, AND LANDESA, AMONG OTHERS. PARTNER AGENCIES ARE GENERALLY EITHER SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES, INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES, INTERNATIONAL AID AGENCIES, OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: CADASTA ALSO WORKS WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS TATA TRUSTS, DAEMETER, FOUNDATION FOR ECOLOGICAL SECURITY, AND OTHERS.THE FOUNDATION IS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE COLLECTION AND SHARING OF LAND DATA. CADASTA TOOLS ENABLE GOVERNMENTS, CHARITIES, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES TO CUSTOMIZE DATA COLLECTION TOOLS TO THE NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY OR ORGANIZATION. THE CADASTA PLATFORM SECURELY STORES LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS DATA AND ALLOWS PARTNERS TO SET PRIVACY LEVELS, CONSOLIDATE THEIR LAND TENURE INFORMATION, AND TO SHARE DATA AS NEEDED IN ANALYZING AND ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS.ACADEMIC PARTNERS: CADASTA HAS A SMALL NETWORK OF ACADEMIC PARTNERS TO STIMULATE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT IN AREAS SUCH AS PROPERTY RIGHTS, DATA STORAGE, AND THE EFFECT OF LAND TENURE RECORDATION ON POVERTY. TO DATE, COLLABORATION HAS FOCUSED ON DELIVERING TRAINING IN INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR LAND ADMINISTRATION AT UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. ACADEMIC PARTNERS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO PROMOTE THE USE OF TOOLS RELATED TO PROPERTY RIGHTS AS THE BASIS FOR THEIR OWN RESEARCH PROJECTS TO BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SERVED BY THE FOUNDATION.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM:THE FOUNDATION DELIVERS TRAINING PROGRAMS ON LAND ADMINISTRATION PROCESSES AND THE COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND RIGHTS DATA TO TRAINERS AND PARTNERS IN THE FIELD TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUAL USERS AND COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND LAND RIGHTS INFORMATION AND TO ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF THE DATA. THE GOAL OF THE FOUNDATION'S TRAINING IS EDUCATIONAL: TO TEACH SKILLS RELATING TO THE COLLECTION, DOCUMENTATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION RELATED TO PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TO FOSTER OPEN AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATIONS THAT CROSS TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES OF DISCIPLINES AND SECTORS.CADASTA'S PLATFORM PROVIDES USER GUIDES AND TRAINING MATERIALS FOR EXISTING APPLICATIONS AND FIELD DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGIES, AN ONLINE DEMO ENVIRONMENT, AND A GLOBAL METRICS DASHBOARD THAT SHARES ANONYMIZED PROJECT AND GLOBAL PROJECT DATA. THESE TOOLS AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT LAND DATA COLLECTON AND USE OF DATA TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY AND INCREASED TENURE SECURITY.

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