Category Archives: feature friday

Feature Friday: Yale Visual Law Project

I absolutely love organizations, initiatives, people and ideas that combine law and innovation, or take a creative approach to a legal issue. I recently discovered the Yale Visual Law Project and fell in love with the group’s idea and execution. Based at Yale Law School, The Yale Visual Law Project produces short documentary films on legal…

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Join FITE: Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship

Today, I’d like to feature a new online initiative called FITE: Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship. FITE is a global empowerment platform powered by Kiva.org. FITE is intended to provide women entrepreneurs access to small loans that will help them start or grow a business, and to help educate the public about the benefits of empowering…

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Feature Friday: Sakhi for South Asian Women

Today, I am excited to feature Sakhi for South Asian Women, an excellent community-based organization in New York committed to ending violence against women of South Asian origin. Sakhi works to empower women, particularly survivors of domestic violence, and uses an approach of direct service, advocacy, leadership development, and organizing. According to their website: Founded…

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Feature Friday: Sanctuary for Families

Based in New York, Sanctuary for Families provides domestic violence victims, sex trafficking victims, and their children with a range of comprehensive services. I love Sanctuary for Families because the non-profit truly embodies the holistic perspective that I see a strong need for. Although their services are currently in New York, their model provides an…

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Feature Friday: BRAC, Human Rights and Legal Services (HRLS)

Lately, I have been researching legal aid organizations around the world to learn more about other access to justice models that provide effective legal assistance to the poor. Thankfully, I stumbled upon the gem that is BRAC: who knew they had a ‘legal empowerment‘ arm? BRAC’s Human Rights and Legal Services (HRLS) program provides legal…

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Feature Friday: Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project

The Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) is a unique organization not only because it specifically focuses on Iraqi refugees, who have been forced to flee for their lives due to war and sectarian violence in their country, but also because of its model of mobilizing law students and attorneys to provide legal representation. The Iraqi…

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