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ANNUAL REPORT 2021
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1
Empowering justice seekers
COUNTRIES WITH PROGRAMMES IN SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1 Afghanistan Armenia Burkina Faso Honduras Indonesia Kenya Kyrgyzstan Liberia Mali Moldova Mongolia Myanmar Niger Philippines Sierra Leone Somalia Tajikistan Tanzania Tunisia Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Yemen
Legal empowerment is a bottom-up approach that arms people with knowledge and tools to engage with laws and institutions that affect their daily lives. IDLO empowers justice seekers to participate in decision-making at the grassroots level, helping build greater trust and confidence in the justice system and public institutions. IDLO’s work on legal empowerment is particularly important for those living in situations of poverty and vulnerability— the ones who often do not have access to the legal protection and services they need. IDLO’s support for people-centred justice prioritizes reforms and innovations that will lead to greater access and inclusion and produce fairer and more satisfactory outcomes for rights-holders. This support includes actions to increase rights awareness and provide legal aid and legal advice.
