NAMATI INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: NAMATI, INC. (NAMATI) IS DEDICATED TO PUTTING THE LAW IN PEOPLE'S HANDS. WE STRIVE TO BUILD A JUST WORLD, IN WHICH EVERY ONE OF US CAN TAKE PART IN THE DECISIONS AND DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE INSTITUTIONS THAT AFFECT OUR LIVES. NAMATI'S WORK ENABLES POOR AND UNDERPRIVILEGED PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THEIR SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC LIVELIHOODS. OUR ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY CONSIST OF PROVIDING AND TRAINING OTHERS TO PROVIDE LEGAL AID SERVICES. NAMATI INTENDS TO BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK OF PRACTITIONERS TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF TOOLS AND RESOURCES, FOSTER DIALOGUE, AND ULTIMATELY CREATE A MOVEMENT FOR LEGAL EMPOWERMENT WORLDWIDE.

BUILDING A MOVEMENT OF GRASS- ROOTS ADVOCATES WHO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO KNOW, USE, AND SHAPE THE LAW.

COMMUNITY LAND PROTECTION:IN KENYA: IN KENYA, WE SUPPORTED 11 COMMUNITIES TO SUBMIT THEIR REGISTRATION PAPERWORK TO THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT BEGAN COMMUNITY LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS IN 2018, SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDING OUR ORIGINAL TARGET OF 5 COMMUNITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, WE CARRIED OUT WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON THE COMMUNITY LAND ACT FOR COUNTRY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF TWO COUNTY ASSEMBLIES. MYANMAR: IN MYANMAR, WE RESOLVED A TOTAL OF 67 CASES, INCLUDING 16 LOCAL LAND DISPUTES, 13 LAND TITLE CASES, AND 10 LAND GRAB CASES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE ROLE OF WOMEN NOT ONLY IN APPLYING FOR TITLES TO THEIR LAND BUT ALSO INVOLVING THEM IN DEMANDING THEIR RIGHTS. SIERRA LEONE: IN SIERRA LEONE, WE ACHIEVED 11 REMEDIES THAT INCREASED PROTECTIONS FOR 90 COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY MINING AND AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS. WE ALSO CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO NATIONALL AND POLICY REFORMS RELATED TO A DRAFT BILL ON CUSTOMARY LAND RIGHTS.

GLOBAL PROGRAMS:COMMUNICATIONS: IN 2019 WE LED OR SUPPORTED THE PRODUCTION OF 25 PUBLICATIONS AMPLIFYING THE VISIBILITY OF LEGAL EMPOWERMENT AMONG PRACTITIONERS, DONORS, AND GOVERNMENTS. THESE INCLUDED 14 PUBLICATIONS DOCUMENTING OUR PROGRAMS' EFFORTS AND IMPACT, AND 11 FEATURING THE WORK, IDEAS AND/OR REFLECTIONS OF THE NETWORK AND NETWORK MEMBERS.LEARNING: IN 2019, NAMATI CONTINUED TO DEVOTE SIGNIFICANT TIME TO DEVELOPING A SHARED LEARNING AGENDA AMONG LEGAL EMPOWERMENT PRACTITIONERS THAT IDENTIFIES EVIDENCE GAPS AND PRIORITY LEARNING AREAS. THE EFFORT HAS MAJOR POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT OR CATALYZE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVOCACY, AND DEEPEN AND PROVIDE STRUCTURE TO THE NETWORK'S SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING. IN 2019 WE CONVENED WORKING GROUPS TO SYNTHESIZE EXISTING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE ON LEGAL EMPOWERMENT ACROSS 4 KEY ISSUES: IMPACT, PROGRAM METHODS, RELATIONSHIP TO THE STATE, AND SCALE AND SUSTAINABILITY. IN ADDITION, NAMATI PROGRAM TEAMS ENGAGED IN COMPARATIVE LEARNING ON EMPOWERMENT AND LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WITH AN EYE TO DEEPENING OUR OWN IMPACT AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE WITH THE BROADER FIELD.ADVOCACY: 2019 ALSO SAW INCREASED MOMENTUM IN THE JUSTICE FOR ALL CAMPAIGN -- A FORUM FOR COLLABORATION ACROSS DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS TO GALVANIZE POLICY ADVOCACY TOWARDS INCREASED FINANCING AND PROTECTION FOR GRASSROOTS JUSTICE DEFENDERS -- LEADING TO INCREASED NATIONAL GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS IN SUPPORTING THE CAMPAIGN GOALS. NAMATI HOSTED AND SPOKE ON 3 PANELS ON ACHIEVING JUSTICE FOR ALL AT THE SD16+ FORUM, ALONGSIDE 4 GOVERNMENTS. IN ADDITION, AFTER 5 YEARS OF ADVOCACY EFFORTS, THE INTER-AGENCY AND EXPERT GROUP (IAEG) ADOPTED A NEW CIVIL JUSTICE INDICATOR FOR GLOBAL MEASUREMENT OF SDG16.3. FINALLY, WE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR INCREASED AND INNOVATIVE FINANCING TO GRASSROOTS LEGAL EMPOWERMENT EFFORTS AND ARE SEEING SELECT DONORS BEGIN TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING UP A POOLED LEGAL EMPOWERMENT FUND.

GLOBAL NETWORK:NAMATI CONVENES A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE CALLED THE GLOBAL LEGAL EMPOWERMENT NETWORK. THE NETWORK HAS MORE THAN 2,100 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND NEARLY 8,000 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS FROM 170 COUNTRIES. IN 2019, THE NETWORK GREW BY ADDING 1,570 NEW INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND 401 NEW ORGANIZATIONS. NETWORK ACTIVITIES STRENGTHEN THE BROADER FIELD OF LEGAL EMPOWERMENT BY FOCUSING ON THREE AREAS: (1) COMMUNITY BUILDING, (2) LEARNING, AND (3) COLLECTIVE ADVOCACY. EACH YEAR WE BRING TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS AT IN-PERSON EVENTS FOR PEER TO PEER LEARNING AS WELL AS CREATING SPACE FOR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL FORUMS WHERE THEY CAN ADVOCATE FOR FINANCING AND PROTECTION FOR JUSTICE DEFENDERS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE AN ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUM TO FOSTER WIDER ENGAGEMENT AND RESOURCE LIBRARY THAT INCLUDES THOUSANDS OF PRACTICE GUIDES WITH PRACTICAL TIPS TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS. IN 2019, 92 GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED IN INTENSIVE, LEARNING EVENTS, INCLUDING A REGIONAL LEADERSHIP COURSE IN MOLDOVA, A LEARNING EXCHANGE ON SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND ADVOCACY IN GUATEMALA, AND A LEGAL EMPOWERMENT LEADERSHIP COURSE IN HUNGARY.

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