The Access to Justice Project (ATJ) was a four-year Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) project that aimed to improve access to justice for Moldovans. The program implemented activities throughout Moldova to raise awareness of rights and legal services working through an array of legal aid non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In 2020, ATJ created an umbrella organization, “Healthy Justice,” that brings together media, NGOs, legal and paralegal associations, and other groups to enhance awareness and impact of efforts to increase legal services’ availability.
The Project targeted those areas of Moldova where the public’s awareness of their rights is lowest and the capacity to provide legal aid is weakest. The project also worked with counterparts to promote legislative changes and policy reform to expand legal aid and provide alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to meet the justice needs of all Moldovans.
To see some of ATJ’s work go HERE
