Rwanda · Education
The Legal Aid Forum
Nonprofit from Rwanda
The Legal Aid Forum (LAF) is an network of 38 organizations and it is one of the most active civil society organizations in Rwanda. Since 2006, LAF has been providing direct legal aid services, providing capacity building education, raising awareness on laws and conducting research and advocacy to ensure that indigent and vulnerable Rwandans and individuals in Rwanda are able to access justice. Mission: A Rwanda with equal justice for all Mission: To promote and support access to justice for all vulnerable groups in Rwanda Our five years Strategic Plan 2018-2022 focuses on four strategic areas: 1) Knowledge Building 2) Legal Empowerment 3) Human Rights Promotion and Protection and 4) Institutional Development.
- Founded
- 2006
Accounts
No accounts available from the sources we use.
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danida (Denmark) | – | – | – | €200,981 | €401,429 |
| FCDO (United Kingdom) | €100,702 | – | €301,964 | €70,917 | – |
| State Department (United States) | €49,920 | €107,694 | – | – | – |
| BZ (Netherlands) | €46,390 | €71,190 | €18,594 | – | – |
Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.
Spending on declared projects (IATI)
Only the projects the organisation publishes on IATI: usually a fraction of its total spending (median 14% in our checks).
Countries with projects published on IATI
Rwanda ↗ 2
Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.
Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)
| Project | Country | Period | Spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAF Core Funding Support | 2018–… ongoing | – | |
| LAF Core Funding Support | Rwanda | 2018–… ongoing | $1.4M |
| Using ICT to Provide Legal Services to Rwandan Population | Rwanda | 2018–2021 ongoing | – |
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Official checks
- Public register
- RGB (Rwanda) 114-RGB-RGO-2013 — number declared on IATI; that register is not one of our sources of accounts
Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology
Timeline
- Founded
- First publication on IATI
Identifiers
IATI (d-portal) · RW-RGB 114-RGB-RGO-2013 · Wikidata