Elvinger Hoss Prussen is happy that, as a result of our nomination, the IBA has awarded Friendship’s Inclusive Citizenship and Legal Aid programme with an amount of GBP 10.000.

The programme aims to support struggling frontline legal aid providers around the world. IBA members were invited to assist by nominating relevant organisations in their respective jurisdictions. 
 
Our firm nominated Friendship to receive the GBP 10.000 donation for its legal advice and awareness activities towards reducing gender based violence and child’s rights abuse in the remote northern river islands of Bangladesh. In the face of a significant increase of such cases induced by the Covid 19 crisis, Friendship’s frontline legal workers, otherwise known as Friendship Paralegals create awareness regarding the penalties for violation of rights and establish a safe outlet for victims to report incidents. More details about the programme can be found here.
 
Elvinger Hoss Prussen provides support to Friendship’s Inclusive Citizenship programme since many years. A core element of the programme consists in training paralegals – a majority of which are women - recruited from within the remote communities in which they serve, so that they can provide initial legal advice and, whenever required, refer community members to qualified lawyers or public authorities.
 
Congratulations to Friendship for their continuous efforts and an excellent initiative by the IBA.