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National Legal Aid Clinic for Women (NLACW) was established in 1990 to provide affordable legal aid services to women and children from marginalised social sectors who have been victims of social injustice. Often these people cannot afford the cost of hiring a lawyer to represent them in their pursuit of justice. NLACW offers legal services, representation, legal information and education and conducts advocacy for policy and law reform on women and children’s rights. NLACW’s activities are financed by donations from their mother body, the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ), client contributions and co-operating partners. NLACW wants to see a society where underprivileged women and children have fair and equal access to legal rights through legal representation. 

National Legal Aid Clinic for Women (NLACW)

Established in 1990, The National Legal Aid Clinic for Women (NLACW) seeks to empower women by facilitating their access to legal rights by way of legal representation, counselling, legal and human rights education as a distinct but integral part of the women's movement.

It is mandated inter-alia, to develop law as an instrument of social justice, encourage lawyers to serve the people, deal with legal aid and secure representation for the disadvantaged, promote law reform and in this regard co-operate with other institutions and professions.

The Clinic works to help women, youth and children who have been victims of social injustice and prevent the decrease in their quality of life. This it does through legal redress, arbitration, mediation and advocacy through law reform.

A Zambian society where underprivileged women and children have fair and equal access to legal rights through legal representation.

Our overall objective is to empower women by facilitating their access to legal rights by way of legal representation, counselling, legal and human rights education as a distinct but integral part of the women's movement.

To expand the clinic's programmes in order to have increased representation of women and children, and reach some of the needy areas not yet covered

To increase the capacity for the NLACW to deliver on the project objectives and build sustainable capacity

To increase access to legal representation to marginalized women and children

To enhance the capacity of women and children to fight for their rights and prevent violations from being committed against them.

Our activities are financed through donations from the mother body Law Association of Zambia, client contributions and cooperating partners.

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At the National Legal Aid Clinic for Women (NLACW), advocacy goes beyond words — it drives real change. Working closely with policymakers, NLACW develops policy briefs, submits recommendations to Parliament, and actively lobbies for reforms that protect and empower women.The organisation’s mission is clear: to challenge laws and policies that discriminate against women and to champion those that promote equality, fairness, and justice.By ensuring gender equality is central to Zambia’s legal framework, NLACW is helping shape a society where women’s rights are recognised, protected, and upheld.The advancement of women is not just a cause — it’s a fundamental human right.#NLACW #WomensRightsZambia #LegalAidForWomen #GenderEquality #ZambiaAdvocacy

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