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    Access to justice for GBV survivors : improving protection, prevention and response (PPR) services
    (2022) Dastak Charitable Trust
    The one-page brief explains the rationale, proposed approach, and expected outcomes of the project.
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    Acción colectiva para fortalecer la agricultura familiar en Colombia
    (2022-12) Eslava, Daniel Niño; Gatellier, Karine
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    Alternative approaches to access to justice in Kenya : a cost-benefit analysis
    (2021-11-15) Katiba Institute; University of Nairobi; Kamau, Paul; Ghai, Jill Cottrell
    Most rural areas are geographically located far away from courts or any justice institution, making it hard for residents to access them. This report analyses relevant literature and sets out the conceptual framework; discusses the obstacles that impede access to justice in Kenya; maps out the nature of disputes and existing dispute resolution initiatives; provides a cost and benefit analysis of the existing access to justice initiatives; and concludes with a summary of the key findings, making recommendations towards enhancing access to justice policies that relate to scaling of existing access to justice initiatives.
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    An analysis of benefits to women from different financial services : case study in Meiktila district, Mandalay region
    (2021) Aung, Phyu; Win, Yi Yi; Hlaing, Khin Thandar; Aung, Nay Nay
    This analysis focuses on women’s inclusion in financial services, and the factors that influence their ability to access financial resources. It traces patterns in the development of, and access to microcredit programs and their effects on women’s (and their children’s) lives. Women in the Mandalay region of Myanmar were interviewed (2019) regarding microcredit financing and access, the effects on poverty reduction, women’s empowerment, and any social benefits accrued through an increase in household income.
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    Barriers to women’s participation in the labor market in Myanmar
    (2021) Lin, Eve Cherry; Thwe, Theint Kay; Thin, Thin
    Employers in the formal sector in Myanmar actively discriminate on the basis of gender, age and education levels. Most employers prefer hiring young unmarried women. Participation in the labor force declines significantly after the age of 25. Women are generally expected to stay home to do reproductive and household work for the family. This study examines the internal and external factors that play a role in limiting women’s participation in the labor market in Myanmar. Direct quotes from interviewees provide a glimpse of the realities of being a working woman in Myanmar.
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    Benin's digital revolution : how has COVID-19 accelerated the process?
    (2023) Aissan, Noé; Yehouenou, Pyrrus; Bouraima, Taoufic Mouhama
    The COVID-19 pandemic has turned societies around the world upside down and mutated numerous sectors such as the economy, health, education, transport, etc. This blog analyzes the effect of COVID-19 on digital acceleration in Benin, specifically in terms of connectivity (Internet), education, and access to public services.
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    Brief 1 : executive summary
    (2022) Mukorera, Sophia; Martins, Winnie; Centre for Community Justice and Development (CCJD)
    In South Africa, community advice offices (CAOs) and community-based paralegals (CBPs) constitute a complex community-based justice system. Recent studies show that there are over 3 000 CAOs across South Africa. CAOs deliver a wide range of free socio-legal and socio-economic services to marginalised and vulnerable communities, including women and children. CBPs operate and manage these offices in urban, peri-rural and rural hinterland areas. CBPs often work in conjunction with the formal and customary justice systems and network with various government departments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the private sector when delivering legal services. Ten briefs have been prepared to report on different aspects of the study. This Executive Summary is the first of these briefs.
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    Brief 10 : Comparative findings and analysis across community advice offices
    (2022) Martins, Winnie; Friedman, Carol; Mukorera, Sophia
    This brief begins by comparatively analysing the quantitative data and outcomes from the ten case studies. It then compares the community-based paralegals’ (CBP) responses to the lines of inquiry, followed by thematic CBPs, focus group, and organisational affiliates responses. This brief analyses the data collected in relation to the five objective of the study which are to conduct cost-benefit analysis of the ten community advice offices (CAO) participating in the study; develop any evidence-based arguments regarding financial and human capital sustainability for and appropriate regulation and institutionalisation of the CAO sector; investigate ways that CAOs and CBPs advance African ways of knowing justice and governance in furtherance of Sustainable Goal 16; establish the role of network governance by CAOs regarding facilitation of effective justice system; and determine how to empower the CBP voice from a focus on basic justice services delivery to articulation of CAO sector advocacy and reform. The comparative analysis is presented according to each objective of the study.
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    Brief 2 : community-based participatory research methodology
    (2022) Mukorera, Sophia; Martins, Winnie; Centre for Community Justice and Development (CCJD)
    The study focuses on the models used by community advice offices in the South African provinces of Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga during the period 2016 to 2018. Case management strategies were investigated, a cost-benefit analysis conducted and the perceptions of CBPs and service recipients on different aspects of community-based justice delivery were explored. This brief describes the research design and strategy followed in this study, which was driven by the community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach. The methods used for sampling, data collection and data analysis are discussed. The reliability and validity of findings are considered in the context of the mixed-methods approach that was used. Ethical considerations and the possible limitations of the research design are discussed, as well as benefits that were found related to the use of the CBPR approach. The brief concludes with a summary.
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    Brief 3 : profiles of CAOs in the study
    (2022) Mukorera, Sophia; Martins, Winnie; Mabuza, Alwin; Centre for Community Justice and Development (CCJD)
    This brief presents information on each of the community advice offices (CAO) that participated in the study: the background of the organisation, its location and surroundings, its staffing structure, programmes and activities, challenges, and in some cases, observations made by the research team during preliminary visits to the organisation. Visual documentation was taken at the CAOs during the study.
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    Brief 4 : structural and financing models in the CAO sector
    (2022) Mukorera, Sophia; Martins, Winnie; Centre for Community Justice and Development (CCJD)
    This brief discusses the structural and financing models used by the ten community advice offices (CAO) located in five South African provinces that participated in this study. An investigation was done during proposal development, and preliminary visits were made to five CAOs to collect anecdotal evidence of the structural and financing model in the CAO sector. Four models were identified: intermediary, stand-alone, law clinic, and umbrella financing models.
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    Brief 5 : cost benefit analysis
    (2022) Mukorera, Sophia; Martin, Winnie; Centre for Community Justice and Development (CCJD)
    This brief presents the quantitative and qualitative results of a cost-benefit analysis of the services provided by the community advice offices (CAO) in this study. The brief starts with a review of the literature on the tangible and intangible costs and benefits of free legal services offered by community-based paralegals. The analytical process used for this study is presented, followed by the findings of the cost-benefit analyses conducted for the ten CAOs using the focus group interviews and analysis of case narratives.
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    Brief 6 : assessment of case management strategies and CAO/CBP functionality in justice service delivery
    (2022) Mukorera, Sophia; Martins, Winnie; Centre for Community Justice and Development (CCJD)
    The centrality of case management strategies (CMS) and practices are consistently underlined in discussions on the sustainability of the community advice office (CAO) sector. This chapter discusses the case management strategies found in the CAO sector in section 1.2, followed by a comparative analysis of the functionality of the ten CAOs, located in five of South Africa’s provinces, that are included in this study in section 1.3.
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    Brief 7 : African indigenous knowledge systems in the CAO sector in SA
    (2022) Friedman, Carol; Centre for Community Justice and Development (CCJD)
    Sustainable Development Goal 16 refers to access to justice in all its myriad forms. Writers on SDG16 draw attention to the important role played by everyday justice providers such as paralegals in improving access to justice, particularly for indigenous peoples. They point out the justice gap that exists because indigenous people do not approach the formal justice system because of the alien language and culture they encounter. SG16 urges governments to ensure access to justice for all, particularly marginalised and indigenous people. Community-based paralegals (CBPs) can help to close this gap in access to justice This chapter explores the features of African knowledge that were revealed by participants during focus groups and interviews, as well as through the case narratives that were reviewed.
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    Brief 9: the role of network governance in the CAO sector in SA
    (2022) Martins, Winnie; Mukorera, Sophia
    This brief presents the role of network governance in the community access office (CAO) sector in South Africa. There is limited research on the role of network governance by CAOs and community-based paralegals (CBPs) regarding the facilitation of effective access to justice in South Africa. There is, therefore, a need to bring the experiences of CBPs and service recipients in this regard into the open. This brief describes network governance and the nature of work that requires network governance; whom the CBPs network with and how they build the network; and the challenges and benefits they experience and opportunities to improve their networks. The brief presents the perspectives of CBPs and service recipients at the ten CAOs in this study, organized according to the five provinces where they are located. Evidence from two case narratives is presented. Comparative findings across all ten cases are presented, along with a summary of findings.
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    Building partnerships for scaling access to justice for survivors of sexual violence in Pakistan
    (2018-04-29) Fawad, Mahnoor; Jilani, Hina; Shaikh, Saba Naveed; Dastak Charitable Trust (DCT)
    Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a prevalent issue faced by vulnerable segments of the population and disproportionately impacts women in Pakistan. While legislative and policy reforms have been endorsed at the state level to protect women their activation and implementation remains in a limbo. Focus on legislation and policy reform remains greater than enforcement of such laws and the establishment of protection mechanisms contained within. This and other factors including lack of resources, lack of awareness and inter-departmental coordination and under trained staff directly contribute to the weak response and underreporting of GBV. Having a strong understanding of the key challenges and hurdles in survivors’ access to justice and protection through Dastak’s extensive work in the field, this project was designed to focus on promoting the activation and/or usage of existing services within the Punjab Women Protection System (PWPS), increase interplay between Dastak’s work and state mechanisms, develop tools that to aid responders in the field to use WPS more effectively and improve the quality of response given to survivors of GBV.
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    Building partnerships for scaling access to justice for survivors of sexual violence in Pakistan
    (2019-08-27) Rural Support Programmes Network; Khan, Shandana Humayun; Dar, Sadaf; Zaman, Sarah
    This is the closing report for the project “Building Partnerships for Scaling Access to Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Pakistan”. The project aimed to provide systematic evidence on how police protocols, legal mechanisms and medical practices need to be revamped to ensure the dignity and just outcomes for survivors of sexual violence (SV), and feed into more effective practices and policies.