Increasing Access to Justice for Family Law Clients and Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society and Young Lawyers to Protect Human Rights in Afghanistan

 

In an effort to complement existing USG and international donor efforts to advance the rule of law through legal education and access to justice in Afghanistan, INL/AP seeks applications from qualified organizations to continue an existing program, previously implemented by Global Rights, aimed at supporting four projects to strengthen legal education and access to justice, particularly for women: the Young Lawyers Training Program will provide targeted human and womenÂ’s rights training to fourth year law students at Law and ShariÂ’a faculties in Kabul, Nangarhar, Herat, and Balkh provinces; the Legal Fellows Program will provide year-long paid fellowships for outstanding law school graduates at NGOs and Afghan Government offices dealing with human and womenÂ’s rights; Legal Advice Bureaus will be established at Family Courts in Kabul, Balkh, Herat, and Nangarhar provinces; and a Family Law Clinic to provide practical training opportunities for Law and ShariÂ’a students at six (6) universities throughout Afghanistan.

Deleted 02/14/2015 (Archived.) INL15GR0010INLAP12162014 Agency: Department of State
Office: International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Grant 1 See full RFA for Information on Eligibility 01/15/2015 This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements. Lourdes Stein
Program Analyst
Phone 202 776 8774 steinlf@state.gov $3,000,000.00 Awards range from $200,000.00 to $3,000,000.00