Supporting Inclusive Resource Development in East Africa

Results achieved as of March 2023 include: (1) sustainable community growth by empowering communities with knowledge about principles like free prior and informed consent and how to obtain fair and adequate compensation; (2) developed advocacy actions that spotlight specific issues faced including loss of biodiversity and farmlands environmental degradation child labour and sexual and gender-based violence; (3) increased women youth and vulnerable community members’ knowledge on actions to advance their rights concerning extractive industries; (4) increased women youth and vulnerable community members' access to legal support services to claim their rights through legal aid clinics public interest litigation and other community legal services; (5) national law societies submitted eight law reform submissions legal briefs and policies aimed at positively impacting women and girls (target of 30); (6) held 27 gender-focussed advocacy initiatives to engage law societies through national and regional advocacy platforms (target of 36); (7) the East African Law Society submitted seven policy briefs and joint advocacy strategies to the East African Community or other regional organs for adoption (target of 12); (8) community and women's groups in pilot districts carried out 42 advocacy efforts with support from the SIRD community fund (target of 36); (9) 37 community organizations participated in consultations dialogues and negotiations that represent or advocate for the rights of women children marginalized groups or those at risk concerning the extractive industries (target of 15); (10) 24% of community members in the three pilot districts used the Law Societies mobile legal aid clinics (target of 25%); and (11) 284 community members in the pilot areas received support along new or existing referral pathways (target of 300).