LAC, EU conducts paralegal training for San communities
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The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), in partnership with the European Union (EU), announced the successful completion of the first five-day field-based paralegal training programme aimed at empowering San communities across Namibia.
LAC yesterday said the initiative is part of its San Empowerment Project series and designed to enhance access to justice and promote legal capacity building within marginalised San communities.
The training, which took place between 19 and 23 November in the Omaheke Region’s Gobabis and Vergenoeg communities, saw a dozen aspiring paralegals from San communities across Namibia come together to deepen their knowledge and skills in legal matters affecting their communities.
EU Delegation to Namibia programme manager, Silke Höfs, emphasised the pivotal role paralegals can play in bridging the gap between marginalised communities and formal justice systems.
“Trained paralegals serve as critical connectors between their communities and the formal justice system,” she noted. “They are advocates, educators, and facilitators, ensuring that justice is not just a principle but something tangible and meaningful for the people they serve."
- STAFF REPORTER
LAC yesterday said the initiative is part of its San Empowerment Project series and designed to enhance access to justice and promote legal capacity building within marginalised San communities.
The training, which took place between 19 and 23 November in the Omaheke Region’s Gobabis and Vergenoeg communities, saw a dozen aspiring paralegals from San communities across Namibia come together to deepen their knowledge and skills in legal matters affecting their communities.
EU Delegation to Namibia programme manager, Silke Höfs, emphasised the pivotal role paralegals can play in bridging the gap between marginalised communities and formal justice systems.
“Trained paralegals serve as critical connectors between their communities and the formal justice system,” she noted. “They are advocates, educators, and facilitators, ensuring that justice is not just a principle but something tangible and meaningful for the people they serve."
- STAFF REPORTER
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