What we do

Collecting Citizens Needs

Justice is about the common people. That’s why we go straight to the people in various countries to measure their justice satisfaction and learn about their legal needs.

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Supporting Justice Innovations

After thousands of years of outdated justice, we think it’s about time we speed things up. That’s why we find and support the best justice in a region or country.

Welcome to the Justice Accelerator

Transforming Justice

Real justice transformation requires diversity and shared commitment to a goal. Our experts help create transformations that are grounded in reality. Come together around a challenge.

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Researching Solutions

We keep track of what works, what the barriers in solving the most prevalent legal problems are and what the ‘dead-ends’ in the justice sector are. Curious? Read on.

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How we work

To fix something we first need to know what is broken and what may work to repair it. That's why the health sector puts numbers to diseases. Which diseases are most prevalent? What are the risk factors? And ultimately, what’s the cure? We believe the legal sector must use the same approach.

There are many justice entrepreneurs who have thought of new and better ways to get justice to people. Smart web platforms that can help people to solve disputes. Interactive dashboards with easy-to-access information about people’s needs and satisfaction from the justice system. Let's use them.

People need to work together to help citizens solve their legal problems. It's because we want to be able to find a fair solution when facing a conflict. That's why we bring together decision makers, innovators and users, ideas for change and knowledge on what works.

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What our partners say

"HiiL is a highly valued partner of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We have a shared vision on how to improve people’s lives through identifying and meeting their legal needs. What we like about HiiL is its strong focus on ordinary people, as well as its willingness to employ out-of-the-box, creative thinking. HiiL transcends disciplinary boundaries and thrives on innovative ways to identify justice goals and find concrete solutions."
Marieke Wierda
Marieke WierdaRule of Law Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
"HiiL’s goals and vision are strongly in line with Swedish priorities for development cooperation in Uganda. HiiL championed reforms in the way access to justice is delivered. The most exciting part is that HiiL works with innovations to address justice challenges thus creating opportunities for justice providers to think beyond the conventional methods that are cumbersome and costly for the poor. HiiL is at the forefront of designing products and services that allow for better delivery of legal services to more poor people in our society."
Maureen Nahwera
Maureen NahweraSenior Governance Advisor at Embassy of Sweden, Kampala
"I am writing, on behalf of BarefootLaw, to express our heartfelt appreciation for all your assistance and guidance to BarefootLaw, right from the mSME Garage, during the SME Empowerment Challenge, to the recently concluded NUFFIC training. We are confident that the skills imparted in us will go a long way in contributing towards the achievement of our Big Hairy Audacious Goal (B.H.A.G), which is to “Make access to Justice and the Law readily available to 50 million people across Africa by 2030.”
Gerald Abila
Gerald AbilaFounder of BarefootLaw
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News

Speak to the Street

October 22, 2018

I was walking down the street with Nelson, one of the regional finalists of our 2018 Innovating Justice Award. He’s co-founder of Gavel (and, more visible: @citizen_gavel on

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