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Originally published Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 8:00 PM
UW prof fights poverty, one plot of land at a time
ERIKA SCHULTZ / The Seattle Times
Roy Prosterman, a University of Washington law professor, almost single-handedly ran his organization from his UW office and his apartment at first. His vision gained steam, and now the nonprofit has 120 employees in four countries.
For decades, Roy Prosterman has quietly — and sometimes not so quietly — pushed to change landownership practices and help lift some of the world’s poorest people out of poverty.
Through Landesa, the Seattle organization he founded, the University of Washington professor has had a global impact.
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