{"id":15491,"date":"2022-08-03T10:09:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T07:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/?post_type=event&p=15491"},"modified":"2022-08-03T11:38:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T08:38:20","slug":"more-about-partnership","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/ldn.org.ua\/en\/event\/more-about-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"More about Regional Partnership for Legal Empowerment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Regional Partnership for Legal Empowerment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (further – the Partnership) is an informal association of civil society organizations, individuals and organizations, regardless of ownership, that have joined forces to bridge the gap in access to justic\u0443 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The Partnership is a regional anchor of the Legal Empowerment Network<\/a> – worldwide movement to make people know, use and shape the law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Regional Partnership for Legal Empowerment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (hereinafter – the Regional Partnership) is represented by organizations and activists from 12 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Organizations mainly focus on (1) increasing\nlegal literacy and raising\nawareness; (2) solving justice problems \/ providing legal\nassistance; (3) advocating for improvements of regulations\/laws\/systems in such areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21d2 Labor\n& Employment,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21d2 Right\nto Information,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21d2\nWomen\u2019s Rights,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21d2 Right\nto Health,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21d2\nDisability Rights,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21d2\nFamily Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organizations’ request for the Regional Partnership for the coming year is mainly related to training and supporting community paralegals \/ barefoot lawyers \/ community legal workers. Also, such areas of development were noted as important:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21d2 organizational strengthening (e.g., strategic planning, organizational structure, etc.),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21d2\ncollection & use of case data,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u21d2\nfinancial sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the regional consultations, it is planned to pay special attention to the availability and quality of public services, financing of legal empowerment and access to justice, training, and support of paralegals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Regional partnership is open for members to join. To ensure the Regional Partnership’s stable and efficient operation, a core team is formed from the members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The core team is responsible for (1) planning\nactivities in the region and\nmonitoring the achievement of the set goals; (2) updating\nthe request in relation to the planned activities; (3) involvement of new members of\nthe Regional\nPartnership; and (4) development of leadership potential. We will discuss the\nformation of a core team in more detail at meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The representatives of the core team are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Vesna Shapkoski<\/strong> (North Macedonia),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Violetta Odagiu<\/strong> (Moldova),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Kateryna Yeroshenko<\/strong> (Ukraine),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Maripa Seidalieva<\/strong> (Kyrgyzstan),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Zalina Abdulhakova<\/strong> (Kyrgyzstan),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Almaza Osmanova<\/strong> (Kyrgyzstan),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Yevgen Poltenko<\/strong> (Ukraine).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The core team acts according to principles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n