Thanks to an advocacy campaign that the Macedonians came up with while studying at the Kyiv Legal Empowerment Practical Program, from now on, bailiffs in North Macedonia check accounts before blocking them and store confiscated funds for 15 days. This was a real salvation for thousands of families living with social benefits. In North Macedonia, if a person has debts, for example, for utilities, he is blocked by a bank account. Moreover, bailiffs can also block the social account, where pensions are accrued, material assistance for people with disabilities and low-income citizens. This problem affects more than 10,000 families in
The Association of Legal Clinics of Ukraine and the Polish Legal Clinics Foundation implemented a project to strengthen access to justice. The organizations have jointly developed an International Communication Platform for students, teachers and clients of legal clinics. The Project has been supported by the KyivLEPP — the Kyiv Legal Empowerment Practical Program, an incubator of innovative ideas in the field of access to justice in Ukraine and the world. Platform goals: Legal assistance to clients. Ukrainians living in Poland and Poles in Ukraine will be able to access legal aid regarding: tax disputes; family disputes; crossing border issues, etc.
The meeting of the Board of Founders of the School for the first time this year took place on February 18, and it was also joined by the heads of all programs. In the online format, colleagues shared the success of the previous year, as well as jointly made plans for the future. Community Advisors Program Iryna Ostrovska, program manager, spoke about the program’s success in the preparations and training of community advisers. For the eighth set of public advisers, the training program was adapted into an online format. This allowed, despite the restrictions associated with the epidemiological situation, to