Africa IDP Voice works to raise awareness and promote effective protection of internally displaced persons by advocating for legal, policy and institutional frameworks to protect them. The organization also works under the same mandate to address refugee issues. With the support of cooperation partners such as GIZ, legal aid centres were set up in various locations such as Kitwe, Chingola, Ndola, Choma and Livingstone in 2015. This has significantly improved the delivery of legal services, as these units are located in the court of first instance building in their respective cities. The majority of disputes in Zambia take place before the Court of First Instance, which has significantly expanded the presence of the Legal Aid Board with the aim of providing quality services and thus promoting access to justice. A credible and innovative legal aid provider that promotes access to justice for all. “Providing Quality Legal Aid to Improve Access to Justice” LRF has a registered law firm, the Legal Resources Chambers (LRC). LRC employs lawyers as part of the foundation, who represent litigants in court free of charge. The LRC is headed by senior counsel and lawyers who litigate all matters relating to the Foundation. The Foundation`s legal aid services, the prison visits programme and effective representation before the courts will be extended to other vulnerable groups such as refugees, prohibited immigrants and juvenile offenders. LRF has a Board of Directors as a decision-making body and a management team that oversees the implementation of programs and policies.

Professional services are provided by lawyers under the CRA. Legal assistants and support staff ensure the effective implementation of the Foundation`s programme activities. Each year, the foundation helps around 35,000 people through its range of services, including legal advice, impact litigation, pre-litigation and legal education. The provision of legal aid in Zambia dates back to 1967, when the Government of the Republic of Zambia enacted the Legal Aid Act No. 20 of 1967, which is now Chapter 34 of the Laws of Zambia. The Act received two minor amendments in 1967 and 1972. There were no further amendments until the entry into force of Law No. 17 of 2000 and Law No. 19 of 2005. Both laws established the Legal Aid Fund and the Legal Aid Committee as semi-autonomous bodies. Contact the Legal Aid Board by email: info@legalaidboard.org.zm The Legal Resources Foundation, Zambia provides free legal advice to the public. They have offices across the country, whose contact information is available on their website.

Through litigation, the LRF provides equal opportunities for access to justice for all by providing free legal aid to the disadvantaged. LRF identifies refugees and asylum seekers in prisons and cooperates with UNHCR on refugee legal assistance issues. The foundation provides legal advice and representation of refugees in court in designated refugee camps across the country. The Legal Aid Board is a statutory body established under Chapter 19 of the Legal Aid Act 2005. The Council`s mandate is to provide legal aid (criminal and civil) to dishonest persons. NAPSA House (1st floor), PO Box 510282, Chipata Tel/Fax: 06-22 17 34 The applicant is now required to contribute to legal aid. Prior to the establishment of the Legal Aid Committee, there was a Legal Aid Directorate as a department within the Ministry of Legal Affairs (now the Ministry of Justice). It was entirely dependent on the Department`s administration for all logistics support services, and its operations were limited to the railway line.

Operational functions were significantly improved following the establishment of the Legal Aid Committee in January 2008. The Legal Aid Board has grown considerably over the years and is currently present in all provinces of Zambia, with the Copperbelt and Southern provinces each having two (2) stations due to the huge workload in these provinces. “Uphold professional ethics, good conduct, efficiency, accountability, transparency and integrity.” www.africaidp.org House of Internally Displaced Persons, Bauhunia Avenue, Avondale, Lusaka. Tel.: +260 95 52 82 792 or +260 96 62 82 792 or +260 21 12 82 792 E-mail: africaidp@africaidp.org. The client is then assigned a qualified legal advisor for full representation until the conclusion of the case. A file is now created manually and electronically for the client. As UNHCR statistics are generally based on data from host countries, refugee statistics alone may not adequately represent the number of refugees, as some host countries do not grant refugee status to certain groups. The inclusion of statistics on persons in refugee-like situations is an attempt to include unrecognized refugees and does not include internally displaced persons. Statistics on stateless refugees are included, where available.

The institution strives to recruit competent and highly qualified professionals.