Microjustice4All

Microjustice4All (MJ4All) is a Netherlands based non-governmental organization dedicated to legally empower the poor and excluded. By providing people with legal documentation and enabling them to live under the shelter of the law and enjoy the protection and opportunities it affords, Microjustice4All helps them to get out of the poverty cycle. Through the provision of legal documentation, awareness-raising activities, local capacity building and evidence-based lobbying, we aim to enable all people to participate in society and encourage them to be self-reliant.

 MJ4All helps to set up local legal infrastructures (Microjustice Country Organizations) that provide services to obtain legal documents with a focus on:

·         Birth certificates and various civil documents to enable access to e.g. education, health care, social benefits, microfinance and voting;

·         Housing and land registration for property protection, access to collateral and investment opportunities;

·         Setting up businesses, cooperatives and other legal entities, and drafting contracts to increase income-generating activities and civil society participation; and

·         Legal issues related to the above, mostly related to family law and inheritance matters.

 Currently, MJ4All is coordinating Microjustice Country organizations in Latin America (Bolivia, Peru and Argentina), Africa (Kenya and Rwanda) and Europe (former Yugoslavia: Serbia/Croatia), and is seeking to expand its MJ4All network.