BarefootLaw
For General Operating Support
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Amount$400,000
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Program
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Date Awarded5/18/2021
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
BarefootLaw provides legal aid to underserved communities in Uganda and Kenya through mobile phones, the internet, and partnerships with community-based groups. Its full-time team of trained attorneys work with clients who have legal needs that require more assistance than basic legal advice. Over the next two years, BarefootLaw will expand its network of community-based legal advisors while adding new functionality to its digital platform to automate contextualized responses about common legal issues. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.barefootlaw.org
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
BarefootLaw provides legal aid to underserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa through mobile phones, the internet, and partnerships with community-based groups. Its full-time team of trained attorneys support clients who have legal needs that require more assistance than basic legal advice. Over the next two years, BarefootLaw will expand its network of community-based legal advisors in Kenya, Malawi, and Tanzania while adding new functionality to its digital platform to automate contextualized responses about common legal issues. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
for general operating support
BarefootLaw provides legal aid to underserved communities in Uganda and Kenya through mobile phones, the internet, and partnerships with community-based groups. Its full-time team of trained attorneys work with clients who have legal needs that require more assistance than basic legal advice. Over the next two years, BarefootLaw will expand its network of community-based legal advisors while adding new functionality to its digital platform to automate contextualized responses about common legal issues. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
