Officiating the Paralegal Kit hand over ceremony

Tivu Mark the DCAO handing over the paralegal kit to one of the paralegals

Tivu Mark the DISTRICT CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (DCAO) Hoima district local government told the older persons who qualified as paralegals for the "Access to Justice and Human Rights Awareness Project" (AJURA) to have commitment, transparency and confidentiality as they serve the community so that Uganda Reach the Aged Association (URAA) staff can trust them in order to be able to continue working with them in other up coming projects. He also emphasized that commitment, confidentiality and transparency would enable the community members to trust paralegals and be able to intervene in more cases.

Paralegal Kit distribution photos

Kyangwali sub county paralegals showing their paralegal items

Kyangwali paralegal team

Paralegals from Kitoba, Kyangwali and Kiziranfumbi sub counties pose for a photo after receiving their paralegal kit

Activity: Distribution of paralegal kits

After an intensive 4 days training of 80 paralegals from the sub counties of Kigorobya, Kyangwali, Kiziranfumbi and Kitoba, the volunteers "paralegals" were given the items that would enable them perform their paralegal duties more effectively and efficiently.

These items that made up the paralegal kit included:
-A bicycle
-A name tag
-A record book
-A t/shirt
-A bag
-The Ugandan Constitution
-The Land Act of the Republic of Uganda
-Paralegal Manual
-Older persons policy

Assembled bicycles ready to be taken by the paralegals