Press statement
The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) partners with the Clooney Foundation for Justice on Waging Justice for Women Fellowship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) is excited to announce our partnership with the Clooney Foundation for Justice on a legal fellowship for ten early-career women lawyers in Africa through its Waging Justice for Women initiative.
Across the world, women and girls continue to face injustice, inequality, and violations of their rights. CFJ’s Waging Justice for Women Fellowship program aims to equip the next generation of women lawyers with the tools and resources they need to advance rights for women and girls in their communities.
The program, which starts in July 2023, will offer fellows an annual salary and an opportunity to work with CFJ and leading human rights organizations to promote gender justice for women. Fellows will be placed in 10 organisations in countries across Africa for one year. They will support at least one strategic litigation case designed to advance women and girls’ rights in national, regional, or international courts, or UN mechanisms.
Waging Justice for Women is already partnering with experienced women lawyers and dynamic organisations who have been doing this courageous work for decades. For the full list of fellowship organisations, please click here.
For more information, please visit Clooney Foundation for Justice.
For further enquiries, kindly contact:
Sibongile Ndashe
Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa
Executive Director
Email: sibongile@the-isla.org
Cynthia Kalenga-Tshimpumpu
Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa
Francophone and Collaborations Coordinator