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End Date: Jun 22, 2018 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

Global Brigades offers 7-day Legal Empowerment Brigades throughout the year in Panama. Legal Empowerment Brigades primarily work with rural communities that are under-resourced and largely unaware of their own legal rights. Throughout the week, Legal Empowerment Brigades volunteers shadow Panamanian lawyers to provide pro-bono legal consulting to rural communities. A free legal clinic provides opportunities for volunteers to not only receive experience with Panamanian legal professionals but also experience first-hand the obstacles to justice and the culture of legal misinformation in rural communities. Volunteers also work to provide capacity building and education-based workshops on various legal concepts to empower communities through education. Additionally, volunteers continue shadowing Panamanian lawyers while they gather important information to initiate the process of resolving family legal cases, many of which have been stalled in Panama's legal system through institutional inefficiencies and the prohibitive high costs of legal services. Between brigades, Global Brigades’ in-country staff works to secure legal outcomes and provide follow-up to the community.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $990.00 / Airfare Goal: $870.00

Jane E Puls donated $200

Jun 24, 2018 03:07 PM

Tom W Klos donated $50

Saying "Great job Lizzie, Legal rights for all!! Hope you have a great experience. Safe travels.
Linda "

Jun 14, 2018 07:39 PM

Meridith U Cassidy donated $615

Jun 13, 2018 06:30 PM

Hayden Smith donated $50

Jun 11, 2018 02:17 AM

Ashley Glenn donated $25

Jun 07, 2018 03:40 PM

Kathy Yeaman donated $200

Saying "Good luck Lizzie! I a so proud of you and the hard work you are doing to make the world a better place. Will be sending prayers and love.
Aunt Kathy"

Jun 07, 2018 12:25 PM

Patti West donated $100

Saying "What a wonderful cause Lizzie!
Good Luck!
Patti and Bob"

Jun 07, 2018 12:04 PM

Xuan Nguyen donated $10

May 09, 2018 08:07 PM

E A Cassidy donated $110

May 08, 2018 11:16 AM

E A Cassidy donated $500

May 02, 2018 02:29 PM

E A Cassidy donated $250

Apr 11, 2018 02:31 PM

100% Complete (success)
$2,110.00

of $1,860.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


Complete

Thank you for your support!

66% Complete (success)
8

of 12

volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal