Organization: Womens Justice Initiative Inc
Mission: The Womens Justice Initiative improves the lives of indigenous Guatemalan women and girls through education, access to legal services, and gender-based violence prevention.
Activities: Legal Services Program - provides free legal services to indigenous Guatemalan women who have little or no accss to the legal system. The program provides a range of legal services, including cases on domestic violence, child support, custody, paternity, property registration and titling. During the past fiscal year, the program served over 500 women.
Womens Rights Education Program - provides indigenous Guatemalan women with educational workshops on womens rights and legal literacy. During the past fiscal year, over 1,500 women from seventeen rural communities participated in the rights education course.
Community Advocates Program - trains women to be leaders, womens rights educators, and peer mentors. Advocates assist WJI with workshop facilitation, participant recruitment, and home visits to women in need of legal aid. During the past fiscal year, the program benefited 900 individuals.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Crime & Legal-Related