Community Alliance for Legal and Social Justice is a paralegal Organization registerd in Tanzania under the Non Government Organizations Act, No.24 of 2002,it has it’s head office in Karume Street,Ilala,Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
The Organization enhance promotion of human rights in Tanzania through various social programs mainly in the major markets in all districts of Dar es Salaam to begin with,it has it’s footprints in the following markets Makumbusho,Mwananyamala,Kigamboni,Ilala,Temeke,Kwa Alimboa,Chamanzi,Buguruni and Mbagala.
In co-operation with other stake holders this organization promote legal and social justice that includes but not limited to Children’s Right,Women Rights,Gender Based Violence(GBV),Land Rights,Good Governance Transparency&Accountability,Criminal Justice,Education,Labor&Employment and Family Affairs.
The common methodologives used includes provisions of Legal Education and Legal Aid to the grassroot Community in Dar es Salaam through it’s members(Paralegals),they achieves that through Programmatic Advertising(PA),Meetings,Forming groups,One-on-One Interview,Discussions,Trainings,Legal Clinics,Radio and Television Programs,et al.Through those means they are able to reach thousands(1000+) people monthly.
VISION
To develop, equip and promote an informed and self-reliant community in preventing and responding to emergency and disaster adequately and professionally.
Objectives of KCERT
a) Well-coordinated structures in responding to emergency cases established in Kibra
Currently there are no clear structures within the villages in Kibra a need that KCERT seek to fill through the establishment of CERT’s.
b) To avail basic equipment that facilitate in responding to emergency.
c) Promote community awareness of potential hazards and preparedness measures. This is done through community engagements, dialogue forums and the use of social media.
d) To empower the community with skills on responding to emergency and issues affecting them
This is done through organizing for training in areas that build the capacity of First Responders.
e) Promote volunteerism for development.
f) To offer psychological and social support in prevention and response to emergencies
g) To link and Network with other faith Based Organization, C.B.O, N.G.O and partners
Major Activities
1. Capacity building on First Aid and Fire Response
2. Community awareness and sensitizations on legal issues on emergency cases
3. Response to emergencies and disasters
4. Equipping community members with skills on livelihood
5. Availing First Responders and equipment during community events
6. Offering relief services to affected families through partnership.
7. Initiated Adopt A family that creates opportunity for families to access basic food stuff through direct links, voucher system, food drives to cushion them against the effects of Covid-19.
8. Establishment of income generating activities for families surviving from emergencies and disaster.
Community Relief and Development (CRD) is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Butare-Huye District, Southern Province and officially registered with the Rwandan government (RGB Nº357/RGB/NGO/LP/11/2018). CRD strive to empower local community to drive and sustain their own development, healthcare, and environmental protection. CRD believes that to improve the life condition of the poor families in the community may prevent street children, improve their socio-economic matters and contribute to poverty reduction.
Economic development
Education Development
Social and Healthcare
Research and Development
Thailand is undergoing an important development in its forestry laws. When the Community Forest Act B.E. 2562 was passed in 2019, Thailand had for the first time an official umbrella law to recognize community forestry. Subordinate laws still need to be developed to further clarify the Act for its implementation.
Community forestry is the management, protection and use of forest resources by local communities. This model of forest management prevents the marginalization of communities associated with top-down, state-led forms of forest governance.
This analysis is the first of its kind. It fills in a legal analysis gap in Thailand’s forestry sector for policymakers, civil society organizations and local communities living in and near forests. It uses a method of analysis created by lawyers at the environmental law charity ClientEarth to help readers understand how the Act recognizes and secures the rights of forest communities. It can be an important tool to enhance the implementation of the Community Forest Act and the subordinate laws.
At RECOFTC, we hope that this analysis will broaden the discussion on community forestry and help ensure that a people-first legal approach is developed in the country’s forestry sector.
SAIDU COMMUNITY SERVICE is a Registered Community-Based Organization (CBO) in Romogi sub county, Yumbe District, Registration number RMG/000189 as a non-political, Charity, non-profit making organization formed by six (6) south Sudanese refugees in Bidi-Bidi, Yumbe district in Uganda. Currently SAIDU COMMUNITY SERVICE is based in Bidi-Bidi refugee settlement; zone one, village 14, cluster U.
SAIDU COMMUNITY SERVICE was founded on 11th march 2020 by South Sudanese youths who came together having realized the overwhelming challenges such as inadequate aid to the vulnerable, early marriage, teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, diseases, poverty and lack of enough knowledge on health prevention that are facing our communities in the settlement of Bidibidi and It is on this ground that SAIDU COMMUNITY SERVICE (SCS) was established as a non-political, Charity, non-profit making Organization to sensitize refugee communities on the dangers of, early marriage, drug abuse, selling food ratio for alcohol and to provide emergency relief and recovery services including Livelihood, health and nutrition; water, sanitation, hygiene, and to demonstrate God’s love and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in a practical way by meeting the physical needs of the vulnerable irrespective of race, gender, religion, age or nationality of the beneficiaries to promote peace, social affairs and love among communities.
VISION: United, Empowered generation and Transformed community.
MOTTO: We rejoice together, we grieve together.
MISSION STATEMENT: Use the available resources to work with the communities to keep health and end hunger, poverty and care for one another.
The Mormugao Port is located at Vasco bay in the Mormugao taluka of Goa at the point where the Zuari river meets the Arabian Sea. This region is home to thousands of fisherfolk from the Karvi community who live along the beaches of Mormugao, Salcete and Tiswadi talukas. It is a natural harbour that provides safe haven for ships and fishing vessels during storms, like it did in 2017 when cyclone Okchi hit this coast. The lives and livelihood of these fisherfolk are intrinsically linked to the activities of Mormugao port as they have had to share their customary livelihood areas – the sea and the beaches – with the port. This has resulted in them competing for space for their daily activities like fish landing, boat parking, net mending, and even housing with the port and its infrastructure development on the landward side, and competing with larger shipping vessels for navigation space and access to certain parts of Vasco bay.
The Mormugao Port was commissioned by the Portuguese in 1885 and over many years developed 5 berths for import and export of oil, cashews, wine, iron ore, etc. Iron ore export gained importance after 1948. After liberation in 1961, the Mormugao Port was declared a Major Port by the Government of India in 1965. It was after this that major infrastructure developments began at the port and by 1994, the port had built its 11th Berth and soon after this coal handling began in earnest. Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) is now one of India’s oldest and largest ports with 11 berths of which 6 are leased out to third parties. The port handles cargo like coal, iron ore, woodchips, steel coils, gypsum, bauxite, ammonia, other dry bulk, petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL), and also services cruise ships.
In March 2017, it came to light that the MPT was in the process of seeking environment clearance (EC) for three proposals to expand and modernise its existing facilities. Residents of Vasco and the fishing villages around the site realised this when notices for public hearing under the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification of 2006 were issued in local newspapers. Of these, two proposals were for coal handling capacity enhancement and modernisation of existing Berth 5a 6a and Berths 8 & 9 and barge berths respectively. This was despite long standing resistance from the people of Vasco da Gama in Mormugao taluka and other citizens of Goa against coal handling and resultant pollution.
It was in this backdrop, that a community led groundtruthing study was initiated in April 2018 by Old Cross Fishing Canoe Owners Co-op Society Ltd, Baina Ramponkar, Fishing Canoe Owners Society, Destierro Fisherman Association – Vasco, Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott (GRE) and the Centre for Policy Research (CPR)-Namati Environmental Justice Program with support from concerned citizens of Vasco and the Federation of Rainbow Warriors. Impacts that community members were facing due to coal handling at MPT were identified through multiple discussions and the main issues that emerged were:
This groundtruthing study is also an attempt by the affected community members to understand the environmental impacts of these berths, link them to the regulatory requirements and push for the compliance of the same.
This resource is part of a Namati Documentation Guide that aims to assist legal empowerment organizations in documenting their work. There are three parts to this Documentation Guide: Story Writing, Case Studies, and Basic Photography.
Case studies are a good way to share information about complex cases or specific aspects of legal empowerment work in a more detailed way than stories. This case study template gives examples of the kinds of questions to ask to build a detailed case study that closely demonstrates how your organization undertakes its mission. A case study may have the purpose of informing potential donors, operational partners and other specialist stakeholders who need a lot of detailed information about your work.
This resource is part of a Namati Documentation Guide that aims to assist legal empowerment organizations in documenting their work. There are three parts to this Documentation Guide: Story Writing, Case Studies, and Basic Photography.
Story writing is an important skill that can communicate specific cases and aspects of legal empowerment work to a variety of audiences. A story can be shown to many specialist readers, but can also be used to appeal to a much wider, less specialist, readership than a case study. They may be members of the public, journalist, interested professionals in unrelated fields, or officials whose support you need, such as parliamentarians or regulators.
This resource is an informational sheet about what a community-based paralegals in Myanmar language.
This resource provides guidance notes on conducting community education activities in Myanmar.