This work is already being carried out in places: in Sierra Leone, a country recovering from a brutal civil war, community-based paralegals are helping villagers to settle disputes peacefully; in Malawi, they are helping to reduce unnecessary imprisonment. In Mozambique, local legal experts have helped villagers draw up proper titles to their communal lands, helping to secure their economic future.
这方面的工作已经在多地展开：在从残酷内战中恢复过来的塞拉利昂，基于社区的法律助手帮助村民和平解决争端；在马里，他们帮助减少了不必要的羁押。在莫桑比克，地方法律专家帮助村民主张对公共土地的产权，帮助确保他们的经济前景。在肯尼亚，社区组织用信息自由法确保地方学校建设拨款用在了该用的地方。