About Us

Since being established in 2015, IAWL has grown into an organization with a dynamic team of passionate individuals committed to our vision and mission to grow into a global organization dedicated to using the law for positive societal change and development.

Vision

To build a network of legal professionals devoted to using the law as a tool for positive societal change and development.

Mission

– Enhance Potential

– Nurture Leadership

– Create Opportunities

– Build Partnerships

Our Approach

– Strategic Partnerships

– Coalition Building

– Innovative Programming

– Knowledge Production

WHAT WE DO

Digital Archive

Our digital archive includes our series:

- Amandla!

- Pioneer African Women in Law

- African Women and International Courts

- Women Chief Justices across Africa

- African Women in Law Video Archive

WHAT WE DO

Events

We curate discussions and power-chats with distinguished women in law across Africa and the Diaspora who share their experiences, strategies and triumphs in their careers in law.

WHAT WE DO

Flagship Reports

With our Flagship Reports, we produce research that informs and transforms the nexus between discourse and praxis to promote transformative leadership and gender equality.

WHAT WE DO

Join one of our global networks

We offer innovative cross-sectoral networks bridging the traditional professional silos between academia, the bench, the bar, and other occupations within the legal profession.