Increasing Access to Justice for Family Law Clients and Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society and Young Lawyers to Protect Human Rights in Afghanistan

Post Date

December 16th 2014

Application Due Date

January 15th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

INL15GR0010INLAP12162014

CFDA Number(s)

19.703

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

See full RFA for Information on Eligibility

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $200000 - $3000000

Grant Description

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 womenуs rights training to fourth year law students at Law and Shariуa 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 womenуs 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 Shariуa students at six (6) universities throughout Afghanistan.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affair

• Agency Contact:

  Lourdes Stein
  Program Analyst
  Phone 202 776 8774

• Agency Mailing Address:

  D0S

• Agency Email Address:

  steinlf@state.gov