Improving Accountability through Fighting Corruption and Increased Access to Justice - IMPACT

ACTIVITIES

• Enhance collaboration between various law enforcement agencies to increase efficiency in handling corruption cases.
• Trainings to government oversight institutions on auditing and reporting of misuse of public funds.
• Drafting and reviews of various regulations and standard operating procedures on case management of corruption files.
• Support the implementation of the Legal Aid Act 2017 that regulates legal aid service providers.
• Organise community legal empowerment workshops.
• Increase the number of certified trained paralegals in the country.
• Provide legal aid support to vulnerable groups such as women and children.

EXPECTED RESULTS/IMPACT

Anti-corruption

• Improved capacity and coordination in the criminal justice  system to prosecute corruption cases.
• Change in social norms and behaviour in relation to corruption.
• Effective management information, learning & research  produced on anti-corruption initiatives.

Legal Aid

• Increased access to basic legal aid (paralegal or professional)  services in particular for women.
• Increased protection of women’s rights to land & property,  safety and security.
• Formal and informal institutions effectively promote legal aid and  protect human rights.