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Rights-based advisory, research, and training services that advance human rights and enable meaningful participation.

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Est. 2017. JHB – CPT – NBO.

Diversified, rights-based advisory, research, and training services to implement your change by a collective of public interest lawyers, researchers, strategists, and technologists.

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PUBLIC LAW & POLICY

PUBLIC LAW & POLICY

Developing laws and policies that empower people, promote human rights, and enable a sustainable and resilient future.
STRATEGY & FUNDRAISING

STRATEGY & FUNDRAISING

Supporting civil society organisations and social enterprises with registration, strategy, structuring, and fundraising.
AI & EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA

AI & EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA

Safeguarding and promoting human rights in the development of artificial intelligence and emergent technologies.
EQUALITY & INCLUSION

EQUALITY & INCLUSION

Working to foster substantive equality, meaningful inclusion, and the best interests of children.
INTERNATIONAL LAW & DEVELOPMENT

INTERNATIONAL LAW & DEVELOPMENT

Promoting multilateralism, development, participation, and activism at the regional and international levels.
STRATEGIC & TEST CASE LITIGATION

STRATEGIC & TEST CASE LITIGATION

Enabling changes in laws, policies, and administrative systems which are beneficial to the public, in association with Power & Associates Inc. *
INFORMATION RIGHTS & DATA GOVERNANCE

INFORMATION RIGHTS & DATA GOVERNANCE

Protecting and promoting privacy, free speech, and access to information on- and offline.
CLIMATE JUSTICE & SUSTAINABILITY

CLIMATE JUSTICE & SUSTAINABILITY

Building climate-resilience through digital transformation and climate and environmental justice.
WEB DEVELOPMENT & HOSTING

WEB DEVELOPMENT & HOSTING

Assisting civil society organisations and social enterprises to tell their story, enhance their reach, and get connected.

ADVISORY SERVICES.

  • Recent Projects
    • Undertaking an assessment of CSOs partnered with UNICEF to support a gender transformational approach to ending child marriage.
    • Crafting an advocacy campaign in partnership with the Mozilla Foundation for the ratification of the Malabo Convention.
    • Providing rights-based strategic guidance and policy analysis and reporting on key African jurisdictions to an international technology company.
    • Supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) by facilitating consultations and public participation on the revised Santa Clara Principles on Transparency and Accountability in Content Moderation.

33%

Percentage of annual profits allocated to pro bono and public interest projects.

200+27

Number of successfully completed advisory projects in 27 jurisdictions since 2017.

4000+

Number of collective pro bono and public interest hours in 2023.
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RESEARCH SERVICES.

  • Recent Projects
    • Supporting the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) and community media organisations with a series of written submissions to the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry initiated by South Africa’s Competition Commission.
    • Preparing research on access to climate change-related knowledge and information in South Africa in partnership with the African Climate Foundation.
    • Developing a diaspora engagement framework for the Economic, Social & Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union (AU) to enhance the ability of civil society based in the Diaspora to participate in the work of the AU.
    • Drafting a comprehensive comparative analysis for the Open Government Partnership (OGP) on the content of African data protection laws.

SPECIAL PROJECTS.

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TRAINING SERVICES.

  • Recent Projects
    • Developing a series of toolkits on AI Governance in Africa for the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
    • Preparing a protest resilience toolkit for CIVICUS for leaders of social movements to share practical opportunities, challenges, and strategies to support the sustainability of contemporary protest movements.
    • Providing research support to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the development of a toolkit for judiciaries in Africa on legal standards on freedom of expression.

DEVELOPING A SERIES OF TOOLKITS ON AI GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA FOR THE THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

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Research | Training | AI & Emergent Technology

PREPARING A FUNDRAISING LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CIVIL LIBERTIES ORGANISATIONS

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Fundraising Support

PREPARING RESEARCH ON ACCESS TO CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION in partnership with THE AFRICAN CLIMATE FOUNDATION

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Research | Climate Justice & Sustainbility

COMPELLING ACCESS TO SOUTH AFRICA’s COVID-19 VACCINE PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS FOR THE HEALTH JUSTICE INITIATIVE

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Strategic & Test Case Litigation

Developing web-based resources and providing IT and systems integration support to the Constitution hill trust

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Web Development | IT Services

Assisting UNICEF with research on Gender-transformative approaches for civil society organisations

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Research | Equality & Inclusion