Increasing Access to Justice for Family Law Clients and Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society and Young Lawyers to Protect Human Rights in Afghanistan
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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 womens rights training to fourth year law students at Law and Sharia 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 womens 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 Sharia students at six (6) universities throughout Afghanistan.
Federal Grant Title: | Increasing Access to Justice for Family Law Clients and Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society and Young Lawyers to Protect Human Rights in Afghanistan |
Federal Agency Name: | International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affair |
Grant Categories: | Law Justice and Legal Services |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | INL15GR0010INLAP12162014 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.703 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Criminal Justice Systems |
Current Application Deadline: | Jan 15, 2015 |
Original Application Deadline: | Jan 15, 2015 |
Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2014 |
Creation Date: | Dec 16, 2014 |
Archive Date: | Feb 14, 2015 |
Total Program Funding: | $3,000,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $3,000,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $200,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- See full RFA for Information on Eligibility
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Lourdes Stein
Program Analyst
Phone 202 776 8774
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