BRC has always mobilised its programmes around the issue of land. In the early days this translated to land restitution, including involvement in policy formulation which it did as an affiliate of the now defunct National Land Committee.
Currently BRC is extremely active in rural advocacy and at the forefront of campaigns that are rooted in the practical application and promotion of rights based development models. This rights based philosophy has directed the organisation away from a traditional emphasis on land reform to address broader issues of poverty related to land dispossession.