Project: Access to Justice
Project Life: November 07, 2011-November 06, 2012
Areas of Operation: Pibor, Nasir, Renk, Akobo, Budi and Ikwotos counties
Donors: US Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

In a bid to increase rural access to justice, Pact is implementing a one year program targeting six counties in three states; Eastern Equatoria (Budi and Ikwotos), Jonglei (Akobo and Pibor) and Upper Nile (Nasir and Renk). This program's goal is to increase citizens' access to justice in the six above mentioned counties by 2012. It has the following objectives:

Objective 1: To gain a deeper understanding of rural access to justice issues, strategies and preferences, including transitional justice.
Activities will include: Conducting an access to justice assessment and developing county access to justice plans.

Objective 2: To increase provision of justice services by central, state, local government, and traditional authorities.
Activities will include: Supporting traditional authorities in improved administration of justice, supporting rural prisons to reduce improper incarcerations and supporting rural police to better enforce the law

Objective 3: To increase access to justice services for citizens and communities.
Activities include: Establishing legal aid clinics to advise citizens, providing community- based paralegal services to citizens, establishing community protection committees, supporting civil society to advocate for improved access to justice and building the institutional capacity of community based organizations' access to justice partners.

For more information on our Access to justice projects, please contact;

Godfrey Mupanga /Program Manager/gmupanga@pactworld.org