Category: Research, Advocacy and Advisory Services

Ensuring The Empowerment And Reintegration Of Victims Of Forced And Early Marriage, The Sale Of Wives And Inherited Widows In The Upper East Region Of Ghana (2016)

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Funded by United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights(UN-OHCHR) Rationale of this project was to rescue/attend to victims of contemporary forms of slavery in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Assistance to these victims vary and were addressed on a case by case basis: Legal action on behalf of victims, Reviews by […]

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Ensuring Access To Justice Through Awareness Creation And Running Of Legal Aid Clinics For The Poor And Marginalised Populations In Selected Regions In Ghana (2014).

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Funded by UNDP This project sought to draw attention to new offices established for the Legal Aid Scheme in some districts and also create awareness on the work of the Ghana Legal Aid Scheme, LRC in collaboration with the Legal Aid Scheme held Legal Aid Clinics in six targeted regions out of the ten regions […]

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Protecting and enforcing the rights of Indigent Women: Paralegal training for 30 women (2014)

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Funded by Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF) The rationale of this project was to train women from the areas of Bongo and Walewale to act as volunteer paralegals within their communities. The project provided basic support to 30 women on human rights violations and trained them in simple legal process. Special emphasis was placed on […]

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Greater Accountability and Responsiveness of the National Health Insurance Scheme to rural and informal sector populations (2012-2014).

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Funded by STAR-GHANA The drive for this project was to facilitate meetings with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in getting registration agents in selected district hospitals and congregation points within the communities such as the markets, the chief’s palace etc. and Create public awareness on the new registration points created in the districts hospitals […]

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Improving Community-Police Relations (2008-2009)

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Funded by British High Commission The rationale of this project was to improve the relationship between the police and the community. In May 2001, the relations between the police and the communities of Nima, Mamobi and New Town were strained immensely. The immediate cause of this state of affairs was a confrontation between the police […]

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Community Radio Project (2009-2010)

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Funded by Ghana Community Radio Network The Voices of the most marginalized in our communities are our utmost concern, thus LRC in collaboration with GCRN facilitated the establishment of two community radios in the West Mamprusi and Bongo Communities respectively under the project: The Right to Communicate Through Community Radio. Community members were enthusiastic and […]

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