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New Evidence on the Impact of Legal Empowerment
In Kenya, citizens without a national ID card cannot apply for a job, receive a bank loan, or access healthcare. But to obtain basic identification ...
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In the Press
What does Juneteenth have in common with today’s immigration raids?
by Vivek Maru, CEO, Namati This op-ed was first published in the LA Times. Read it in full below or on the LA Times website. ...
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A Common Pot: Stories and Recipes for Grassroots Justice | Podcast | Episode 5 , Vagabonds in Power feat. CHREAA and SALC
In this episode, our final episode of the season, we’re going to the streets of Malawi, where some communities face police brutality on a ...
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News & Blogs
How do we fight authoritarianism? Learning from those who’ve done it in the past
Organize, re-organize, and don’t walk alone, say grassroots organizers and legal empowerment experts
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What we’ve been up to in Southeast Asia
ភាសាខ្មែរ / ภาษาไทย / မြန်မာဘာသာ / ພາສາລາວ / Filipino / Bahasa Indonesia / Malay / English The past year was an eventful one for Grassroots Justice Network Southeast Asia (GJN-SEA). Throughout 2024, various community building initiatives ...
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In the Press
To save carbon projects, make them fair
Carbon is an unusual trade. Companies like Netflix, Meta, and Salesforce pay Northern Rangelands Trust because the Trust has worked with pastoralists like Matito to ...
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