Initiatives for Legal Empowerment

The Gender and Justice Unit hones in on legal empowerment as one of the most powerful catalysts of gender equality and social justice, both of which are crosscutting and critical to meaningful citizen participation in public life.

EmpowerLine Malawi

EmpowerLine Malawi

EmpowerLine Malawi is a mobile application designed to empower women in Malawi by providing accessible, simplified legal information to enhance access to gender justice. The app addresses the critical need for clear and relevant legal resources for women, especially those who have experienced violence or face legal challenges related to family law, property rights, workplace rights, and more. As a comprehensive resource hub, the platform supports users in understanding their legal rights, accessing emergency contacts, and utilising a chatbot for navigation and legal guidance, with a specific emphasis on improving access to gender justice.

Programmes

Legal Empowerment

Through legal empowerment, people can become more engaged with the laws and processes they are affected by, for example, promoting gender equality and protecting social justice resulting in improved accountability, transparency, and responsiveness in the legal framework.

Strategic Partnerships

Collaborating with other organisations and individuals to advocate for systematic change in public law matters, including issues that affect the disadvantaged and the environment.

Research, Writing & Advocacy

Legal research, writing and advocacy from a south global perspective, critically exploring the tensions between the law and the lived realities of marginalised and vulnerable populations, particularly women and those marginalised due to their gender and or sexual orientation.

Technical Assistance

We are dedicated to working alongside partners and communities to bring about positive change through expert guidance and support. Our focus on collaborative efforts drives us to create effective and sustainable solutions.

Our Impact

Service providers engaged on GBV-related laws
40
Women/girls provided with legal and trauma counselling
100
Active GBV focal persons trained through training of trainers
50

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Volunteer/ Vacancies

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Partners

Meaningful partnerships are at the heart of our programming, and we recognise that the road to meaningful access to justice for all is paved by the collaborative steps we take. We take this opportunity to appreciate every organisation that has contributed to our impact.

Get in touch

Office

Off Msokela Road,
Area 47/3, Plot 149
Lilongwe.

Call us

+265 880 351009
info@genderandjustice.org

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