Grassroots Justice Prize
  • Grassroots Justice Prize
    • Premio Grassroots Justice
  • The Finalists
    • Courage
    • Scale & Sustainability
    • Innovation
  • in memoriam
    • Achmed Sesay
    • Nomboniso Nangu Maqubela
  • The Partners
  • The Judges

Join us in celebrating justice defenders around the world.

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The biennial Grassroots Justice Prize competition recognizes grassroots organizations and institutions, large and small, across the globe, that are working to put the power of law in people's hands. 

Nearly 200 organizations from around the world applied for the three awards offered under this year's competition. From India to Togo to Colombia, they are tackling some of the greatest injustices of our time by helping people to know, use, and shape the law.

On World Social Justice Day (February 20th, 2018) we announced and celebrated the winners at a ceremony in Argentina. To learn more about the inspirational winners and the finalists for each of the three prize categories, click on the links below. 

THE AWARDS


The #WalkTogether Prize for Courage
#WalkTogether is a global campaign to champion the voices and deeds of groups that work to advance the freedoms that unite us. 
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 ​The Achmed Dean Sesay Memorial Prize for Innovation
In honor of Achmed Sesay, a great champion of justice and a pioneer in the growing field of legal empowerment. 
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The Nomboniso Nangu Maqubela Memorial Prize for Scale and Sustainability 
​In honor of Nomboniso Nangu Maqubela, a tireless advocate for community-based paralegals and access to justice. 
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Curious to know who won the previous Grassroots Justice Prize? Read about the winners here. 

The Grassroots Justice Prize is brought to you by the Global Legal Empowerment Network in collaboration with the following partners:
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  • Grassroots Justice Prize
    • Premio Grassroots Justice
  • The Finalists
    • Courage
    • Scale & Sustainability
    • Innovation
  • in memoriam
    • Achmed Sesay
    • Nomboniso Nangu Maqubela
  • The Partners
  • The Judges
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