Tech-Enabled Justice For All
Creating peaceful communities where people can thrive.
WHAT WE DO
Leveraging digital technology to create new ways in which people can overcome barriers to accessing legal information and services to exercise their rights.
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An estimated 5 billion people globally have unmet justice needs. In Africa, specifically East and Southern Africa where we work, these needs remain unmet primarily because people are located physically, economically, socially and psychologically far from points of justice.
WHO WE ARE
We are a Ugandan-founded nonprofit which believes that for a society to thrive , people must be able to fully exercise and enjoy their rights .
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Bridging barriers to accessing legal information and services is foundational to building peaceful communities in which people can thrive.
BarefootLaw Digital
We create and distribute simplified legal information through offline and online channels. With access to this information, individuals become confident about their ability to handle legal challenges, use the knowledge of the law to solve their own legal challenges, and employ appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms. The content takes on several formats, customised for various digital media – TikTok, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Radio
Legal Services
Through our digital and offline service platform, we offer free and tailored legal guidance and appropriate dispute resolution to empower communities remain sufficiently informed and resourced to handle legal challenges that affect the community as a whole, ultimately experiencing fewer disputes and lower crime rates.
Outreach
We boast in our services being proximal to people within their communities. Through virtual and in-person sensitization drives, legal clinics, we support groups with specialised sessions. several village savings groups, church congregations, community leadership and groups convened by our community justice partners. Community engagement is the practice of moving communities towards change. At the BarefootLaw, the change is towards access to Justice through legal knowledge empowerment.
