Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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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
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Geographic scope: |
Regional
Africa
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Country of activity: |
South Africa
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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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: |
Grants from Governments
Fundraising campaigns
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Foreign and international grants
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