Training of Trainers for developing skills of working with vulnerable groups of clients within the legal aid (LA) system

On 20-22 April 2018, with the support of the Quality and Accessible Legal Aid in Ukraine Project and in partnership with the Coordination Centre for Legal Aid Provision, a training was held on the training of lawyer-trainers (ToT), who will further conduct trainings on developing skills of working with vulnerable groups of clients of the LA system.

Support from the Coordination Center for Legal Aid Provision in the course of developing and implementing a gender-based strategy within the LA system

On 19 April, a discussion of important and relevant issues was held with the participation of Dr. Pauline Rankin, Canadian expert on gender policy issues and the specialists of the Coordination Center for Legal Aid Provision and the Directorate for Human Rights, Access to Justice, and Legal Awareness of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.

Canadian experts participated in the discussion of issues related to the improvement of the LA management model

On 5-7 March 2018, a series of expert consultations on improving the governance model for strengthening independence of the legal aid system in Ukraine took place was held within the framework of the cooperation between the Quality and Accessible Legal Aid in Ukraine Project and the Council of Europe Project “Continued Support to the Criminal Justice Reform in Ukraine”.