It has been a very intense, interesting and fruitful time lately for HiiL in Ukraine. We’ve been trying and pushing hard to uphold the justice entrepreneurship spirit in Ukraine in 2016. Since it is the end of the year I’ve…
mSMEs in Ukraine mSMEs play a critical role in the Ukrainian economy. There are more than 1.5 million mSMEs in Ukraine, including micro-enterprises (0-9 employees), small enterprises (10-49 employees), and medium enterprises (50-250 employees). mSMEs employ 61% of the persons…
New data available on legal problems and the impact of Covid-19 for mSMEs in Ukraine In 2020, Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM), in cooperation HiiL, conducted research among 815 Ukrainian micro, small and medium enterprises (mSMEs) to explore…
…of Ukraine, its businesses and international partners have little trust in the judiciary. But what can be done to improve the justice system? In August 2015, HiiL asked 6500 randomly selected citizens from all regions of Ukraine. We interviewed men…
HiiL strongly condemns the armed attack of Russian forces on Ukraine, which is in flagrant violation of international law. As part of its justification, the Russian political leadership invokes an idea of justice that we at HiiL do not understand…
…Facebook page. Announcing the winners of the Innovating Justice Challenge Regional Finals Ukraine Winners of the Innovating Justice Challenge Regional Final Ukraine: Axdraft Innovating Justice Challenge alumni share their support of the next wave of promising justice innovations in Ukraine…
…do nothing, shoulder the damages and just look for a new job. Questions about the state of employment justice in Ukraine Vasiliy is not alone. A recent HiiL Justice Needs and Satisfaction study shows that in Ukraine every four years…
What do Ukraine and Uganda have in common, besides the U at the beginning of their name? An elaborate justice needs and satisfaction survey was just done in both countries. The Ukraine results were presented on 1 March. The Uganda…
…of Ukraine, its businesses and international partners have little trust in the judiciary. But what can be done to improve the justice system? In August 2015, we asked 6500 randomly selected citizens from all regions of Ukraine. We interviewed men…
HiiL, in partnership with the Kharkov Institute for Social Research, conducted a Justice Needs and Satisfaction (JNS) survey throughout Ukraine. We made sure to have special representation for internally displaced persons, those who live(d) in the conflict zone and needed…
HiiL, in partnership with the Kharkov Institute for Social Research, conducted a Justice Needs and Satisfaction (JNS) survey throughout Ukraine. We made sure to have special representation for internally displaced persons, those who live(d) in the conflict zone and needed…
Regardless of their differing views, the rights and security of the people of Ukraine need to be protected by the rule of law. Today the country is in dire need of peace and justice. A study in 2010 showed that…
…only helpful but necessary. He asserts that “every 40 second there is an act of police violence in Ukraine. More than 115,000 complaints were lodged against the law enforcement in 2016.” Thus, even though Ukraine is slowly yet surely on…
…car (Nigeria): a car theft-deterrent system that makes it difficult to resell stolen vehicles in Nigeria. Easytender (Ukraine): increases fair competition in the public procurement market in Ukraine. Court on your Palm (Ukraine): an application that allows the analyzing of…
…level of engagement. Legit car (Nigeria): a car theft-deterrent system that makes it difficult to resell stolen vehicles in Nigeria. Easytender (Ukraine): increases fair competition in the public procurement market in Ukraine. Court on your Palm (Ukraine): an application that…
…level of engagement. Legit car (Nigeria): a car theft-deterrent system that makes it difficult to resell stolen vehicles in Nigeria. Easytender (Ukraine): increases fair competition in the public procurement market in Ukraine. Court on your Palm (Ukraine): an application that…
…The stories help improve residents’ literacy and level of engagement. Legit car (Nigeria): a car theft-deterrent system that makes it difficult to resell stolen vehicles in Nigeria. Easytender (Ukraine): increases fair competition in the public procurement market in Ukraine. Court…
Comparing legal phenomena between countries with different legal origins, legal cultures and frameworks is risky and more often than not leads to dubious conclusions. Therefore I am not going to compare the results from Ukraine and Uganda directly. What I…
Summary of the Innovating Justice Challenge 2021 Pitch Events in Africa, the Middle East and Ukraine. On 13 and 14 July, 32 innovators from eight countries across Africa, the Middle East and Ukraine pitched their justice innovations to a panel…
…its relationship with Washington, hinting at a potential fracture in transatlantic unity. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s impassioned speech served as a stark reminder that Ukraine refuses to be sidelined in decisions about its own future. Beyond Ukraine, the world’s fragile…
…and like to think that we learned in both instances. We close the year working in eleven countries: Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Jordan, Tunisia, Lebanon, Mali, Bulgaria, Ukraine, The Netherlands, and the United Arab Emirates. In each of these countries we…
HiiL supports Justice Innovations from Africa, the Middle East & Ukraine through its annual Innovating Justice Challenge. This year, shortlisted startups that applied to the Innovating Justice Challenge participated in the 2021 Bootcamp, a locally delivered 1-week training on the…
…– Innovating Justice Agent, Ukraine solutions address the most pressing issues The government of Ukraine is taking strides to support justice innovations. We are pleased to work with the government in this endeavor and were pleased to welocme the (newly…
…advice via a mobile application, in local South African languages, by qualified and experienced lawyers. Clarity App Country/ Region: Ukraine | Justice problem addressed: Public sector issues | Female founder: No Clarity App compiles that open data that is published…
…The first situation is the tragic downing of flight Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine on 17 July 2014, which led to 298 deaths. Politicians from the counties that suffered most losses – The Netherlands, Australia, and Malaysia – where…
…including multiple workflows.” South Africa Axdraft “Absolutely free online platform of high quality automated legal documents for small and medium enterprises.” Ukraine Vkursi Business integrity check in 1 click. Risk monitoring, hidden connections. Legal advisory and algorithm for dealing with…
…Southern Africa MENA region (especially Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan) Ukraine Want to learn more about our Justice Accelerator programme? What do we offer? HiiL’s Justice Accelerator offers you a 4-month long programme that provides you with: €10,000 non-equity seed funding….
…the responsiveness of innovation to solve a problem was clear after 12 provocative pitches from innovators from Uganda, Rwanda, India, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Benin and more. The winner of the Innovating Justice Awards 2019, is CrimeSync from Sierra Leone….
…across the world, with a special emphasis on Africa and Ukraine. Our local team of agents organised information sessions, hackathons, networking events and even varieties of training support – to encourage innovators to apply for this challenge. As hundreds of…
…in Zimbabwe. Simba Mubvuma (pictured) is named by Forbes Africa as 30 under 30 in Technology. AirLaw.Pro (Ukraine) provides rightful compensation for delayed, cancelled or overbooked flights through the Ukrainian courts. Justice Bot (Uganda) provides Ugandans with knowledge of their…
…law to the masses in relatable languages, through local video shacks. Ukraine AXDRAFT Business: AXDRAFT is absolutely free online platform of high quality automated legal documents for small and medium enterprises. Vkursi: Vkursi offers a business integrity check in 1 click. It…
…(except Uganda) West Africa Southern Africa MENA region (especially Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan) Ukraine Want to learn more about our Justice Accelerator programme? Learn more What are we looking for? We are looking for justice startups that empower people with…
…family justice, neighbor disputes, land disputes, crime and law enforcement, and migration/human trafficking. Applications are also welcome from other areas. The Call for Innovations is primarily focused on Africa, the Middle East, the Netherlands, and Ukraine. Innovators in The Netherlands,…
…by using mobile technology.Their focus is on Domestic Violence (Protection and Harassment Orders), Sexual Assault, Marriage (Customary vs. Civil: In and Out of Community of Property), Divorce (Process, Assets, Maintenance and Children’s Rights), Maintenance, Wills and Labour. Pinky (Ukraine) Pinky…
Each year, HiiL welcomes a selected number of startups to compete in the annual Innovating Justice Challenge. This flagship programme of our Global Justice Accelerator culminated with Demo Day on 16 February 2022. Sixteen startups representing seven countries from Africa,…
…neighbours, land, money, family and relationships, and crime. By comparison, the problems that most often affect people in Ukraine involve social welfare, neighbours, housing, employment, crime and consumer disputes. There are inherent limitations to making comparisons between countries. For example,…
…justice is underway. We thank the World Justice Project for pulling it together.” The current trust crisis in government institutions and democratic rule of law leads to further polarisation. Add to that the unjust war in Ukraine, the ongoing pandemic,…
…commitment to transforming the justice sector based on data and research, and grounded in local realities. Our Justice Accelerator, HiiL’s flagship innovation programme, expanded its social franchise model adding Hubs in three new regions: Ukraine, Southern Africa and Kenya. A…
…innovation through this annual challenge, a crucial link is made between data and action. HiiL’s reports have focused on justice needs in various countries including Ukraine, Uganda, Tunisia, the Netherlands and more, and applications are encouraged from countries where HiiL…
…innovators from Africa, MENA and Ukraine making innovator pitches of their ‘gamechanging’ solutions, tools, and platforms for realising people-centred justice. The presenters represented numerous countries and had their innovations judged on four criteria: team, sustainability, scalability and impact. Day 1…
…people. Countries like Estonia, Ghana, Honduras, Ukraine, Sweden, the Indian state Andra Pradesh and Georgia already experiment with registering land titles and ownership rights using blockchain. There is a great hope that this will make land transactions more affordable, transparent…
…Yemen, Ukraine, Indonesia, the US, Lebanon… and everywhere else in the world. This dynamic web interface portrays people’s justice journeys and the treatments that prevent or resolve problems. The Justice Dashboard is powered by a large volume of data from…
…about the impact the HiiL Justice Accelerator has had in Ukraine, West Africa, East Africa, and South Africa Read more in the 2019 Annual Report Partnerships remain a core element of our work for justice We made waves internationally with…
…legal protection insurance and mitigates legal risk by instantly delivering legal services through an online platform of freelance lawyers worldwide. It has 720+ participants in 4 clinics (in last 6 months) AirLaw.Pro – Ukraine Just in time justice delivery for flight…
…as diverse as road legal advice for drivers in Zimbabwe, a bot in Ukraine which speeds up ™ applications, and online platforms for legal professionals here in The Netherlands. The winner of the Innovating Justice Challenge 2017 was announced as…
…New surveys were started in Uganda, Ukraine, and the UAE. We also have a lot of measuring pleasure to look forward to. In my August column I asked your attention for the Sustainable Development Goalsadopted in September this year Goal…
…Here they are! (in no particular order) Axdraft Business – Ukraine A free online platform with automated legal documents for small and medium enterprises. BTrack Global – Kenya Has designed a functional GPS Tracking Device to monitor and recover stolen…
What impact can startups and private sector innovations have in addressing legal concerns and wider problems of justice? Examples at HiiL’s 2022 Demo Day will present what is possible. HiiL’s Global Justice Accelerator will convene 18 startups from Africa, Ukraine…
…to Justice for All by 2030. A large group of ministers of justice – Afghanistan, Argentina, Canada, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Libya, the Netherlands, Niger, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Uganda, and Ukraine – together with ministers for…
…mitigation and humanitarian response in Haiti, West Bank/Gaza, Colombia, and Egypt. She served on the Haiti Task Force after the earthquake, led the Democracy, Rights, and Governance, Human Rights Accountability Task Force supporting documentation of atrocities in Ukraine, and co-led…
…and exchange best practices on how to innovate in the justice sector. The participants were carefully selected from the Innovating Justice Challenge 2017 finalists, and their innovative solutions to justice problems ranged from an automated patent license bot in Ukraine,…
…Justice Challenge? We are looking for the most promising startups from East Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, the MENA region and Ukraine that aspire for everybody to have access to justice at work, at home, in the neighbourhood and in…
The HiiL Justice Accelerator this week wrapped up a landmark 14-day marathon of six events across Africa and Ukraine, highlighting and judging the world’s most innovative justice entrepreneurs. Justice entrepreneurship is a new field, and involves entrepreneurs who are developing…
…of Stability & Humanitarian Aid at the Dutch MFA | Member of UN Peace Building Fund Advisory Group Yevgen Poltenko: Executive Director, Legal Development Network, Ukraine The speakers Did you miss this session? You can watch the panel discussion here….
Since the conflict erupted in 2014, parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in Eastern Ukraine remain outside of the Ukrainian government’s control and as a result, issues related to employment justice and the obtainment of (ID) documentation are some…
Calling all game-changing justice startups that want to grow their impact and business. We are looking for the most promising startups from East Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, the MENA region and Ukraine that aspire for everybody to have access…
…Regional Final of the Innovating Justice Challenge took place. This time, we were in Kyiv, Ukraine, where six Ukrainian justice entrepreneurs presented their innovation to the jury and competed for a spot on the Justice Accelerator program. Oleksii Dorogan of…
…step closer to achieve our goal: making justice accessible for all. Our journey to accessible justice does not end here though. Stay tuned for more updates, because on 27 September our next Innovating Justice Conference will take place in Kyiv, Ukraine!…
…among others. Small business owners need tax forms, trademarks, patents, licenses, and business compliance documents. However, hiring a lawyer to prepare these documents is costly for many. That’s where online legal service providers can step in. Avadocs in Ukraine, LegalZoom…
By Sam Muller In an otherwise challenging atmosphere with climate change disasters, rising inflation, economic recession, rising authoritarianism, polarisation, plummeting trust levels, and the war in Ukraine, the past months have also had a bright spot. People-centred justice programming is…
…Ukraine to the Summit, but unfortunately, he was not able to participate. Started in 2017, Axdraft offers on-demand automation of legal processes for enterprise customers, helping them to draft error-free legal documents 10 times faster. Axdraft has over 4000 registered…
…we’re thinking of women on the front lines in Ukraine where they are fighting for their right to self-determination. The women in West Africa at THRMedia (2021 Innovating Justice Challenge winners) helping women and girls break free, find shelter and…
…is performed by a local company: CMRG. The Nigeria JNS survey is part of a bigger, multiyear project commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of The Netherlands. Other reports in this programme include: Ukraine, Tunisia, Jordan,…
…stress. Patentbot – This is a Ukrainian startup that can register your trademark through a chatbot in the US and Ukraine and announced their launch on the European Union market. From April 19th, PatentBot will register and check TM online 24/7…
…inviting justice startups from Africa, the Middle East and Ukraine who provide promising innovations that tackle people’s everyday justice needs to apply, so we can help them scale their growth, as well as their impact on people’s lives. Interested in…
…world, highlighting a pressing reality. The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia has claimed thousands of lives and incalculable damage to infrastructure and livelihood. In Gaza, more than 50,000 civilians have been killed by Israel and the recent escalation of…
…The forms are all online here. *Note that innovations from all regions use the same form link, except innovations from Ukraine. What to expect if you are successful Lady Liberty at the Innovating Justice Forum We scout from various regions…
Les innovations en matière de justice aident de nombreuses personnes. Toutefois, elles dépendent souvent de subventions et de dons. Plus souvent encore, elles aident les personnes d’une seule communauté, mais elles ne se développent pas. Pour se développer, les innovations…
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