The Namati Citizenship program and the Open Society Justice Initiative developed “Documentation of Citizenship and Other Forms of Legal Identity: A Practitioner’s Guide for Community-Based Justice Programs,” in response to the growing recognition of the opportunity for community-based justice actors to assist individuals and communities suffering from a lack of documentation of citizenship or other forms of proof of legal identity. This guide is the result of a series of consultations, discussions on addressing statelessness, and lack of legal identity documentation. This toolkit is an online version of the Citizenship Guide, which is available to download as a complete resource here. This online version separates the Guide into individual chapters and includes links to related resources in each section. To learn more about Namati’s Citizenship Program here.
This Guide, published by the Namati Citizenship program and Open Society Justice Initiative and developed in cooperation with UNHCR, is designed for practitioners who may be considering adopting a legal empowerment approach to respond to citizenship rights challenges, or for those already working with paralegals who want to incorporate new lessons to enhance implementation. “Who are we serving and why” covers situations that might benefit from a community-based approach and advice on how to determine if this kind of program is appropriate for your community’s needs – as well as the contextual factors to keep in mind from the start of your initiative.
This Guide, published by the Namati Citizenship program and Open Society Justice Initiative and developed in cooperation with UNHCR, is designed for practitioners who may be considering adopting a legal empowerment approach to respond to citizenship rights challenges, or for those already working with paralegals who want to incorporate new lessons to enhance implementation. “Who are we serving and why” covers situations that might benefit from a community-based approach and advice on how to determine if this kind of program is appropriate for your community’s needs – as well as the contextual factors to keep in mind from the start of your initiative.
This Guide, published by the Namati Citizenship program and Open Society Justice Initiative and developed in cooperation with UNHCR, is designed for practitioners who may be considering adopting a legal empowerment approach to respond to citizenship rights challenges, or for those already working with paralegals who want to incorporate new lessons to enhance implementation. “Who are we serving and why” covers situations that might benefit from a community-based approach and advice on how to determine if this kind of program is appropriate for your community’s needs – as well as the contextual factors to keep in mind from the start of your initiative.