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Head of Organisation:
Mrs. Kuena Thabane, President
t: +266 2232 5466
e: fidales@leo.co.ls
Key Contact:
Thusoana Ntlama, Programmes Coordinator
t: +266 2232 5466
e: fidales@leo.co.ls
Postal Address:
PO Box 0534
Maseru West 105
Lesotho
Physical Address:
Hoohlo Extension House
House No. 544, Maseru
On road past Tribute Guest House, shared complex with LCN, Maseru
Type:
Community-based Organisation
Target Groups:
Abused Children,Child Heads of Household,Disabled,Orphans and Vulnerable Children,People living with HIV,Students,Women,
Staff:
lawyers and paralegals in five districts
Paid Staff:
4 full time staff members
Volunteer Staff:
30 Lawyers
200 paralegals
200 paralegals
Reg. Number:
2006/200 (amended) 88/2 (orginal) 2006/200
Relationships in Lesotho:
FIDA's key partners in Lesotho include:
WLSA, Justice and Peace, CRS,
FEMNET, WILDAF - Zimbabwe, Women Legal Rights in Africa, Habitat for Humanity, LPPA
WLSA, Justice and Peace, CRS,
FEMNET, WILDAF - Zimbabwe, Women Legal Rights in Africa, Habitat for Humanity, LPPA
Main Domain:
Protection
Sectors:
Campaign,Disabled,Education,HIV/AIDS,Training
District Location:
Core Activities:
FIDA was established in 1988 with the aim of improving the legal minority of women and children. They promoted human rights and encouraged womens participation in elections and civil society. In 1992, as a result of an increase in HIV/AIDS, FIDAs focus shifted to protect the rights of vulnerable groups affected by HIV, such as orphans, widows, and victims of property grabbing.
FIDA accomplishes its goals through legal education and awareness raising, paralegal training, legal aid clinics, legal reform, and material production including translated law for OVC and other vulnerable groups.
FIDA accomplishes its goals through legal education and awareness raising, paralegal training, legal aid clinics, legal reform, and material production including translated law for OVC and other vulnerable groups.
Activities in Lesotho :
1. Legal Education and Human Rights: training men and women about the law and human rights.
2. Paralegal Training: providing basic legal skills to lay-persons
3. Legal Aid Services: providing legal services to women who cannot afford the services of lawyers.
4. Political and Demostrative Education: empowering women with leadership skills so as to participate actively in the political arena.
5. Material production: production of educational material in order to enhance all the above mentioned activites.
2. Paralegal Training: providing basic legal skills to lay-persons
3. Legal Aid Services: providing legal services to women who cannot afford the services of lawyers.
4. Political and Demostrative Education: empowering women with leadership skills so as to participate actively in the political arena.
5. Material production: production of educational material in order to enhance all the above mentioned activites.
- Visit schools to give information about law cases of abuse that normally occur to the orphans by their caregivers.
- Sometimes caregivers withdraw from caring after abuse, then Federation of Women Lawyers takes it from there by advocating for those abused children sponsorships from Global Fund.
- 2 OVC from Quthing have received the sponsorship.
- 1 orphan also receives that sponsorship.
Future Plans:
In the future, FIDA would like to expand its program into Qacha's Nek and Thaba-Tseka.
Funding:
NAC, Global Fund, GTZ, DED, ASB, and American Embassy.
Funding received:
Australian Government, 2007 - training of local counsellors.
USAID, 1995 - 2006 - legal training for community developers.
NAC, 2008 - printing of translated law booklets.
Global Fund, 06-present - youth awareness, radio campaign, and HIV impact and the law.
GTZ/DED, 08 - Small grants for community sensitization and decentralization.
ASB, 08 - Training of local counselors (local govt).
American Embassy, youth awareness.
This organisation's info updated on: Sat, Nov 21, 2009. Please disregard the date below.
Funding received:
Australian Government, 2007 - training of local counsellors.
USAID, 1995 - 2006 - legal training for community developers.
NAC, 2008 - printing of translated law booklets.
Global Fund, 06-present - youth awareness, radio campaign, and HIV impact and the law.
GTZ/DED, 08 - Small grants for community sensitization and decentralization.
ASB, 08 - Training of local counselors (local govt).
American Embassy, youth awareness.
This organisation's info updated on: Sat, Nov 21, 2009. Please disregard the date below.
This organisation's info updated on: Mon, Feb 15, 2010
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