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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Citizenship and Governance Criminal Justice Development Education Environment Extreme poverty HIV/AIDS Human Rights International Law Justice Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Policy advice Research Service provision Violence against women Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Poverty Social policy Sustainable Development: Education Gender equality Health International law Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa
Geographic scope:	Regional Africa
Country of activity:	South Africa
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	Vision Inspired by our history, the Constitution and international human rights standards, the LRC is committed to a fully democratic society based on the principle of substantive equality and to ensure that the principles, rights, and responsibilities enshrined in our national Constitution are respected, promoted, protected and fulfilled. Mission To strive, both for itself and in its work, for a fully democratic society based on the principle of substantive equality and to ensure that the principles, rights, and responsibilities enshrined in our national Constitution are respected, promoted, protected and fulfilled. To function as an independent, client-based, non-profit public interest law clinic which uses law as an instrument of justice and provide legal services for the vulnerable and marginalised, including the poor, homeless, and landless people and communities of South Africa who suffer discrimination by reason of race, class, gender, disability or by reason of social, economic, and historical circumstances. To work for a fully democratic society and to build respect for the rule of law and constitutional democracy; enable the vulnerable and marginalised to assert and develop their rights; promote gender and racial equality and oppose all forms of unfair discrimination; and contribute to the development of a human rights jurisprudence and to the social and economic transformation of society. The LRC seeks creative and effective solutions by using a range of strategies, including impact litigation, law reform, participation in partnerships and development processes, education and networking within South Africa, the African continent and at the international level.
Year established:	1978
Year of registration:	1978
Organizational structure:	The LRC is under the overall direction of the National Director based in our national office in Johannesburg. She is supported by an Executive Committee which consists of the National Director, Chairman of the Legal Resources Trust and the five regional directors of our offices in Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Grahamestown and our Constitutional Litigation Unit, also in Johannesburg. We also have a Financial Director. We have over 80 staff members who are mostly Attorneys, Advocates, Candidate Attorneys, paralegals, researchers and administrative staff.
Number and type of members:	All advocates and attorneys employed by LRC are members of the LRC, as is the Chairman of the Legal Resources Trust. We have 2 patrons and 16 trustees.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	National, regional and international networks
Funding structure:	Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Grants from Governments Donations and grants from domestic sources Fundraising campaigns Foreign and international grants

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