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Amka Africa Justice Initiative

Nairobi, Kenya
Joined August 2020

To promote access to justice for the poor, minorities and marginalised groups in Kenya and the rest of Africa.

Presence in: Kenya
Focus: Family, Gender-based violence, Generalist Legal Services, Health, Right to Information, Women's Rights

Justice Initiative

AMKA works collaboratively with university legal clinics and grass root organisations to promote access to justice for the poor, the minority and marginalised groups in Kenya and the rest of Africa.

Strategic Objectives

  1. To increase legal protection for the poor, minority and marginalised persons and groups in Kenya and the whole of Africa, through enhanced access to justice; policy, legislative and practice advocacy.
  2. To promote the use of alternative dispute resolution systems and informal community justice institutions to make access to justice for the poor, minority and marginalised persons and groups faster, effective and affordable.
  3. To enhance the capacity of the formal and informal dispute resolution institutions to handle the unique needs of the minority and marginalised persons and groups effectively.
  4. To forge partnerships with university based legal aid clinics and grassroots organisations working with the target groups; strengthen and build their capacity through training and dissemination of information.
  5. To mentor and prepare legal aid clinic students to be social justice champions in their future careers in law.
  6. To grow AMKA’s capacity to undertake projects in several African countries within a period of ten years.