GIFTS in WILLS
Be there for those who defend the defenceless.
Leave a gift in your Will to Justice Defenders
Every day, millions of people sit in prison waiting for a fair hearing. Many have no lawyer. Others do not understand the charges against them. Some have already spent more time in prison than the law allows for their offence.
By leaving a gift in your Will to Justice Defenders, you will stand with the people who are standing up for them. You will help equip paralegals and lawyers trained inside prison to defend the most defenceless. You will shift power within justice systems and ensure that no one faces the courts alone.
A gift in your Will is more than generosity. It is a legacy of solidarity and hope. A promise that long after your lifetime, people in prison will have the chance to tell their side of the story.
I am fortunate in having been able to visit prisons in Kenya and Uganda with Justice Defenders and speak with prisoners and prison staff trained as paralegals by Justice Defenders. I have seen their commitment to assist defenceless prisoners appeal against their detention and get released, I have seen their excitements at their successes, I have seen the respect in which the prison authorities hold Justice Defenders and I have been inspired and convinced, convinced of the vital role that Justice Defenders plays in bringing hope and justice to hundreds of defenceless prisoners in Africa. I have remembered Justice Defenders in my will so my concern for defenceless prisoners in Africa can live on after I move on.
– Robert Hayward
Your legacy will change lives
Your gift will help:
Train paralegals inside prisons, enabling them to provide free legal support to thousands who cannot access representation
Support people in prison and prison staff to earn law degrees, creating a community of leaders with lived experience
Expand access to justice to more prisons across Kenya, Uganda and beyond
Power the world’s first law firm of lived experience, reshaping how the world understands who gets to practise law
Justice Defenders has served 170,000 clients with free legal advice, helping to secure 69,000 client releases from prison. These are people who would otherwise have faced the courts alone .
Your gift ensures this movement continues for generations to come.
A gift that reaches further than you imagine
Every legacy, large or small, becomes part of a much bigger story. Your gift will:
Open pathways to education where it is needed most
Restore dignity and hope for those waiting for justice
Build communities of unlikely allies inside prison walls
Strengthen justice systems across the world
Your generosity today will defend the defenceless long into the future.
Register your interest in leaving a gift in your Will
If you are considering leaving a gift to Justice Defenders, please complete the form below. A member of our team will contact you in confidence to answer any questions you may have.
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