Lindi Women Paralegal Aid Centre, Acronyms (LIWOPAC) whose vision is to strive for realizing a concretive reputable society that observes and respect women and children’s human rights. It’s a non-governmental organization founded in August 2001, with the aim of defending the rights and position of women and children as a vulnerable and marginalized group in Tanzania societies particularly Lindi region.
In addition, LIWOPAC works with communities on livelihood activities as a way to achieve economic rights for everyone. LIWOPAC was registered on June 2003 under the Tanzania Societies Ordinance Cap 337 of 1954. It is non-profit making; non-partisan development organization which was awarded a certificate of Compliance No. 0760 in 2008.
LIWOPAC is human rights organization advocating and striving to promote, advocacy through plenary dialogues between private and public sectors and protect women and children human rights by helping them to bring gender equality in Tanzania by doing legal community research, networking, outreach and publications. LIWOPAC works across all the six districts in Lindi region: Nachingwea, Ruangwa, Lindi Municipal, Lindi Rural, Kilwa and Liwale District
Mission
LIWOPAC will always strive for realizing a concretive reputable society that observes and respect women and children’s human rights by end of the year 2025.
Vision
LIWOPAC is human rights organization advocating and striving to promote, advocacy through plenary dialogues between private and public sectors and protect women and children human rights by helping them to bring gender equality in Tanzania by doing legal community research, networking, outreach and publications.
Our Goals
- Build confidence and give assistance to women with low incomes to form small groups that will be engaged in economic projects in line with the self-reliance spirit and attitudes, through legal education to venture in business education which can increase wealth to their livelihood
- To give legal assistance to women and children regarding; Women and children’s rights, rights to inheritance – in support of inheritance Act and works in compliance with marriage Act of 1971, advocating and protecting human rights on sexual Abuse Act of 1998, HIV/AIDS prevention control, care and support and advocating and protecting orphans and most vulnerable children.
- Educate the communities concerning Human rights through awareness creation, lectures, seminars and workshops, physical visits and other activities that would promote Women’s and children rights within Lindi Region and if necessary beyond outside the Region.
- Give legal aid services and legal counselling, present client’s cases to the courts of laws and other legal assistance units.
Help is our main goal !!
The overall objective of Lindi Women’s Paralegal Aid Centre is to contribute to poverty reduction among women and children in Tanzania. To carry out legal aid clinic, providing legal advice and counseling services, court…
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