Jon Llewellyn, Wales Office

Working for Land Registry's International Unit means you are constantly challenged to deliver significant reforms at a national level. In 2006 I worked in Rwanda on the National Land Reform Programme. My mission was to come up with a comprehensive title registration system that could be applied to the whole country under the newly enacted Rwandan Organic Land Law.

I created a comprehensive title registration act designed to preserve citizens' land rights and promote economic opportunity and growth in Rwanda. I then helped the government prepare a costed bid document for submission to the Investment Climate Facility for Africa in support of their national business reform strategy. The bid proved to be successful, providing funding for the strengthening of land administration and business development in the country.

I'm hopeful Land Registry will return to Rwanda to continue to encourage and support the development of its land administration system and help protect ordinary citizens' property rights.