Introduction The South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies [SAILS], in association with BRAC University, Bangladesh and IDEAL Centre for Social Justice [CSJ] organized a of Trainers for the ‘Training Capacity Building of Paralegals in Odisha’ from 29th March to 31st March, 2017 at National Law University, Cuttack, Odisha. The workshop was organized in furtherance of the overall vision of SAILS, BRAC-U and CSJ to build a cadre of legal professionals across South Asia who will further and promote the movement, by training trainers and paralegals for the legal empowerment of the poor ‘paralegalism’ and ensuring access to justice for the overall development of the South Asian region. The Training of Trainers Workshop was attended by 30 participants from all over Odisha. Over the three days of the workshop, the master trainers’ capacities were built on designing training sessions for paralegals, by incorporating principles of adult learning and alternative legal education. The training workshop was holistically designed keeping in mind the needs of the trainers especially in the context of Odisha. This report captures the workshop’s proceedings including the pedagogy used and the concepts behind it along with insights from the group of participants, and aims to be a learning document of sorts for capacity building in access to justice which will lead to building a discourse around the ‘paralegalism’ movement in South Asia. Day 1 29th March, 2017 Inaugural Session
Introduction The South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies [SAILS], in association with BRAC University, Bangladesh and IDEAL Centre for Social Justice [CSJ] organized a ‘Training of Trainers for the Capacity Building of Paralegals in Odisha’ from 29th March to 31st March, 2017 at National Law University, Cuttack, Odisha. The workshop was organized in furtherance of the overall vision of SAILS, BRAC-U and CSJ to build a cadre of legal professionals across South Asia who will further and promote the ‘paralegalism’ movement, by training trainers and paralegals for the legal empowerment of the poor and ensuring access to justice for the overall development of the South Asian region. The Training of Trainers Workshop was attended by 30 participants from all over Odisha. Over the three days of the workshop, the master trainers’ capacities were built on designing training sessions for paralegals, by incorporating principles of adult learning and alternative legal education. The training workshop was holistically designed keeping in mind the needs of the trainers especially in the context of Odisha. This report captures the workshop’s proceedings including the pedagogy used and the concepts behind it along with insights from the group of participants, and aims to be a learning document of sorts for capacity building in access to justice which will lead to building a discourse around the ‘paralegalism’ movement in South Asia. Day 1 29th March, 2017 Inaugural Session
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