Building Power,
Deepening Democracy

We can’t defend democracy or protect the planet without the law. Yet for most people, the law is out of reach. Namati is the leading global organization dedicated to legal empowerment, which is about taking law out of books and courtrooms and combining it, instead, with the most precious asset communities have: their own people power.

For over 10 years, Namati, the Grassroots Justice Network and our partners have supported frontline community members, like those featured in this video, to achieve concrete remedies, directly improving the lives and wellbeing of over 4.1 million people. We have built from that grassroots experience to achieve 75+ changes in laws and policy, which have strengthened rights for over 100 million people.

Namati has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The American Journal of Law and Equity, TED, DW, The Economist, Amanpour & Co., The Baltimore Sun, The Telegraph, and Open Global Rights, among other outlets. We’ve received the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the Global Pluralism Award, and the 2030 Racial Equity Prize, among other honors. Documentaries about our work have been screened at film festivals, government offices, museums, in communities, and beyond.