Help people resolve legal problems
Legal advice, representation, mediation and protection for eligible people who need support.
Our Work
Legal assistance, public legal education and justice-sector engagement.
A4A combines direct legal aid with rights education, protection work, advocacy, training and institutional engagement across Sierra Leone.
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How A4A Creates Access to Justice
From individual legal problems to stronger justice systems
A4A's work connects direct legal assistance with community empowerment and wider institutional strengthening.
Equip people and communities
Rights education, legal literacy and community-based support that help people understand and use their rights.
Strengthen the justice environment
Advocacy, research, training and institutional engagement aimed at reducing barriers to justice.
Programme Areas
A4A's core areas of work
Each programme area contributes to the same access-to-justice mission, from individual representation to wider justice-sector strengthening.
Programme 01
Legal Aid, Advice & Representation
Free legal assistance for eligible beneficiaries in criminal civil family employment and related matters.
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Working within Sierra Leone's justice ecosystem
Each relationship is described by the formal agreement, accreditation, registration or institutional engagement that supports it, rather than by generic partnership claims.
Service Level Agreement
Ministry of Justice
Attorneys 4 All has a Service Level Agreement with the Ministry of Justice as part of its justice-sector engagement.
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Legal Aid Board
A4A is accredited by and works in partnership with the Legal Aid Board.
NGO Registration and Monitoring
Ministry of Planning and Economic Development
The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development has duly registered A4A as a Non-Governmental Organisation. The Ministry has also conducted a monitoring mission at A4A as part of institutional oversight and engagement.
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SLANGO
A4A has received Attestation and Registration from the Sierra Leone Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (SLANGO).
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Local Councils
A4A has been duly registered with Freetown City Council (FCC), Western Area Rural District Council (WARD-C) and other Local Councils in Sierra Leone.
Objectives
What A4A is working to achieve
These objectives connect individual legal assistance with community empowerment, institutional improvement and a more sustainable access-to-justice framework.
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Promote equal access to justice for women, children, indigent and less privileged people in Sierra Leone through free, community-based legal aid and fair representation in police stations, detention facilities, courts and other appropriate avenues.
02
Empower vulnerable groups through rights education and advocacy at local and national levels.
03
Strengthen community-based structures, including chiefs, community leaders, women and youth groups, to support rights protection and referral pathways for victims of rights violations.
04
Advocate for policy reform and justice-sector improvements that address barriers faced by women, children and poor people, including adequately resourced, decentralised and gender-sensitive legal aid.
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Foster collaboration among legal aid providers, civil society organisations, law enforcement agencies, non-state actors, partners and government institutions.
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Help create a coordinated, inclusive and sustainable access-to-justice framework.
Need Legal Assistance?
Start with your situation.
If you need advice about your own circumstances, A4A can help identify the appropriate legal pathway.