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See how our work is furthering the SDGs

Case Studies

See how our work is furthering the SDGs

12 Apr 2022

Establishing the World’s First Free of Cost International School for Refugee Children in Kenya

In September 2020, A4ID was contacted by its development partner Still I Rise, to assist in brokerin...

Photo Credit: Vincent Tremeau/World Bank

15 Feb 2022

Facilitating the Ratification of a Pan-African Medical Regulatory Body

In a ground-breaking proposal to form a health regulatory body spanning the entire continent of Afri...

16 Nov 2021

Establishing the First Ethiopian Environmental Tribunal

A4ID’s legal partners collaborate to create a world class, specialist environmental court of law t...

10 Sep 2020

Analysing and Enforcing Migrants’ Rights to Education

Together, A4ID’s partners have identified the prevailing barriers to achieving Sustainable Develop...

10 Aug 2020

Lawyers Help to Preserve Important Educational Resources for Healthcare Professionals

A4ID's Legal Partner, Dechert, has helped to ensure the longevity of the knowledge and resources acc...

1 Jun 2020

Setting a New Legal Precedent to Protect Marine Eco-Systems in Mauritius

A4ID’s partners collaborated to secure a ground-breaking victory on locus standi in environmental ...

29 May 2020

Facilitating Sustainable Development to Protect the Biodiversity of Virunga National Park

A4ID's partners collaborate to support sustainable development and offer a new source of hope for th...

6 Mar 2020

Targeting the Weak Legal Frameworks Failing to Protect Women and Girls from Female Genital Mutilation

A4ID’s partners collaborate on legal research to promote the implementation and enforcement of leg...

17 Feb 2020

Launching the World’s First Centralised Ebola Platform

A4ID’s partners play a key role in the establishment of a global Ebola data platform to coordinate...

5 Jan 2020

Strengthening the Legal Case for Universal Health Coverage

A4ID partner, International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations, establishes team of elite patient...

29 Nov 2019

Russia’s failure to protect survivors of domestic violence internationally condemned in landmark case

A4ID partners win case against the Russian government for the failure to provide access to justice t...

14 Oct 2019

Ground-Breaking Legal Directive Forces Action on Gender Equality in West Africa’s Energy Sector

A4ID partners develop a legal directive on gender impact assessments for West Africa's energy sector...

20 Sep 2019

Lawyers Demonstrate Critical Demand for Gender-Responsive Criminal Justice Reform

A4ID partners gather evidence to advocate gender-responsive penal reform. ...

15 Aug 2019

Timely contract review ensures ChildHope UK can continue to provide access to quality education

A4ID partners work to ensure continued access to education for Ethiopian girls ...

22 Jul 2019

Pro bono legal support for a new online tool helps Doctors of the World UK improve primary healthcare for migrants and refugees

A4ID has supported Doctors of the World UK to access legal assistance to ensure the necessary docume...

22 Feb 2017

Securing legal aid for victims of fraud in Uganda

A4ID partners work to support victims of a complex case of large-scale fraud ...

22 Feb 2017

Advocating for indigenous land rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Land ownership is a major source of conflict in the DRC. The land people rely on for their livelihoo...

30 Jan 2017

Protection of Médecins Sans Frontières Trademarks

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) works in over sixty countries around the world, providing emergency...

3 Oct 2016

The Right to Land and Livelihood in Uganda

Almost a quarter of the world’s population is landless, including 200 million people living in rur...

29 Dec 2015

MAKOKO: Local to international fashion – empowering African women

Read the inspiring story of MAKOKO. MAKOKO is an authentically sourced, ethically produced, African-...

1 Dec 2015

Tele-medicine services in rural India

When the Eleos Foundation needed legal support for a project providing low-cost "tele-medicine" serv...

2 Mar 2015

Regulating the real weapons of mass destruction

A4ID assisted Oxfam International and the Control Arms campaign in sourcing lawyers from around the ...

1 Mar 2015

Defusing the Debt Crisis

Jubilee Scotland is committed to raising awareness of sovereign debt arbitration. Work through A4ID ...

2 Jun 2014

Protection against accusations of witchcraft

When Nyamizi’s husband died she was accused of witchcraft and forced from her home. Our legal part...

2 Mar 2014

The law: the key to ensuring an effective disaster response?

It is inevitable that disasters do happen. But new work by our legal partners considers how the law ...

20 Feb 2014

Bringing healthcare and clean water to India’s villages

Despite areas of rapid economic growth, three quarters of India’s population still live on less th...

2 Mar 2013

Helping agricultural groups grow their business

In many communities, lack of access to credit can prevent people from making a living. But our legal...

1 Mar 2013

Building evidence against shale gas exploration for WWF-UK

WWF-UK have fought the development of shale gas exploration due to concerns over water contamination...

2 Mar 2012

The bitter sweet reality of chocolate

Lawyers sourced by A4ID assist Stop the Traffik in their campaign to end child trafficking in the ch...

2 Mar 2012

Working to realise women’s rights with Equality Now

A4ID's global network worked with international human rights organization Equality Now helping them ...

1 Mar 2012

Hand in Hand: working to form and grow businesses in developing countries

A4ID lawyers provided legal assistance to Hand in Hand, who work for economic and social empowerment...

1 Mar 2012

Environmentally friendly energy for the developing world

Lack of access to electricity isn't just an inconvenience but a serious barrier to development. But ...

29 Feb 2012

Working to change the law on illegal logging

Illegal logging has serious consequences for development and the environment. But thanks to work by ...

29 Sep 2011

Securing land rights in Niger

In Niger pastoralists are often unable to secure their land rights, threatening access to food and l...

6 Mar 2011

Training Lao Lawyers

Example Project: In partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, A4ID lawyers travel...

6 Mar 2011

Advocating for Law Reform

Example Project: Shearman & Sterling LLP assisted OSJI by summarising freedom of expression cases ...