Lawyers Without Borders Canada - Volunteer Cooperation 2015-2020

This Volunteer Cooperation Program sends 102 volunteer counsellors abroad. Its overall aim is to increase the protection of human rights in vulnerable communities specifically to increase the skills of local partners in protecting these human rights. To reach these objectives technical support and methodologies will be provided activities that strengthen local partners’ capacities will be led good practices will be shared and more professional services will be rendered to protect and promote the human rights of vulnerable people and provide partners with the institutional support they need for legal diagnosis and legal practices. The program also includes a public engagement component aimed at the legal community including lawyers judges and law students as well as stakeholders that protect the rights of vulnerable people informing them about international development issues and sharing lessons learned by volunteers.

The expected intermediate outcomes of this project include: (1) increased capacity of developing country partners to deliver sustainable development results in response to local needs by making use of the skills and expertise of qualified Canadian volunteers; and (2) enhanced Canadian participation in Canada’s sustainable development efforts.