Legal Clinics in Rural Communities and Support Asylum seekers

Help Resolve Family Legal Cases

In Honduras, volunteers will meet with families to gain trust and understanding of their legal challenges. Later, the volunteers work with the lawyers and families to gather all relevant information about the case that will assist the lawyer in resolving the legal issue. Volunteers will prepare a workshop to present to the clients with recommendations from the lawyer about how to resolve the legal issue and the next steps within the legal process.

Educational Workshops

In Greece and Honduras, volunteers present educational workshops (i.e. “charlas”, which means “chats” in Spanish) on topics related to legal rights and concepts.

In Honduras, groups will be responsible for executing both an adult and children’s charla.

In Greece, groups facilitate these charlas for residents of Shelters for Unaccompanied Minors.

Mooting & Mock-up Case

Mooting provides volunteers with hands-on experiences to better understand the subtle intricacies of complex legal issues and enhance their critical legal thinking, analysis, and advocacy building. Volunteers are able to work alongside student lawyers in preparation and delivery of the moot.

In Greece, volunteers learn about the ins and outs of an asylum case application or family reunification case through a mock-up case with experts from the Greek Council for Refugees.

Institutional and other NGOs Visits

Through this component, in Honduras, volunteers have the opportunity to visit three institutions: a local university in Tegucigalpa, a local municipality and the Supreme Court. Each visit provides a more in-depth look at how international governance and legal operations interact and an opportunity to exchange best practices with law students and country officials.

In Greece, volunteers get a deep understanding on how other NGOs in the field work to support Asylum Seekers and Refugees in their legal claims and efforts for integration.