Legal Empowerment is hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Legal Empowerment partners with UNDP country offices throughout the world to host National Consultations. The UNDP task force based in New York is spearheading efforts to take the legal empowerment agenda forward in 2008 and beyond.
	The African Development Bank is the primer financial development institution of Africa, dedicated to combating poverty and improving the lives of people of the continent, and engaged in the task of mobilizing resources towards the economic and social progress of its Regional Member Countries. The African Development Bank has supported Legal Empowerment's National Consultations throughout the region.
	fosters excellence in government around the world in order to generate and strengthen democracy. Through its research, publications, curriculum support, global network, and awards program, the Ash Institute explores critical issues in democratic practice and effective governance. By engaging a broad, global community in which knowledge is shared, by generating and supporting research and curriculum materials, and by highlighting exemplary government programs, the Institute serves as a catalyst for successfully addressing many of the world's most pressing concerns and, in turn, improving the lives of its citizens.
	Asociacion de Investigacion y Estudios Sociales(ASIES) is an independent think tank based in Guatemala City. Legal Empowerment is partnering with ASIES on a National Consultation in Guatemala City in summer 2008. Click here for more information on the Consultation.
	Legal Empowerment is committed to the idea that good laws and enforceable rights can help poor people overcome economic and social challenges. Making the law accessible to the poor is vital for the success of the legal empowerment agenda. Bar associations can play an important role by advocating for greater flexibility within the legal profession in developing countries. The Canadian Bar Association and the Union Internationaldes Advocats are contributing to the Legal Empowerment Working Groups.
	Baker and McKenzie LLP is one of the world's leading global law firms with more than 70 offices in 38 different countries. Baker and McKenzie lawyers are contributing pro-bono research from a wide range of sources to the Legal Empowerment Working Group on Access to Justice.
	BRAC is the world's largest non-governmental organization, with the twin objectives of poverty alleviation and empowerment of the poor. Legal Empowerment is partnering with BRAC on a National Consultation in Bangladesh, and BRAC founder Dr F.H. Abed is a contributing as a member of the Commission. Read about the National Consultation Process in Bangladesh.
	CARE Canada is an operational member of the CARE International network, supporting and implementing development projects and relief efforts around the world. CARE Canada contributes research and practical experience to Legal Empowerment’s Working Groups.
	The World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) is an international alliance of members and partners which constitute an influential network of organizations at the local, national, regional and international levels, and span the spectrum of civil society The organization has over 600 partner organizations in more than 100 countries around the world. By participating in CIVICUS activities, such as the CIVICUS World Assembly, Legal Empowerment reaches out to organizations to incorporate the legal empowerment agenda into their work.
	The Devolution Trust for CommunityEmpowerment (DTCE) is a "not-for-profit" non-governmental organization working for the strengthening of Local Government system at district and union levels. DTCE is participating in the organization of a National Consultation in Islamabad, Pakistan. Click here for more information about the consultation.
	Economic-Social-Cultural Rights-Asia (ESCR-Asia) is part of an international human rights network. Legal Empowerment is partnering with ESCR-Asia for the National Consultation in Manila, Philippines. Click here to read more about the consultation.
	The Huairou Commission is a global coalition of networks, institutions and individual professionals that links grassroots women’s community development organizations to partners. The Huairou Commission is partnering with Legal Empowerment to bring the voices of poor women to National Consultations and Working Groups. Member networks are hosting grassroots academies on legal empowerment in Africa, Asia and Latin America , which provide input into the process and into Legal Empowerment’s final report. Read about the role Huairou and its members played during the national conferences in East Africa.
	Universidad Iberoamericana is one of the largest universities in Mexico City. UIA is hosting the Legal Empowerment seminar in Mexico City , with technical collaboration from other Mexican academic institutions including UNAM and ITAM, among others. Read more about the consultation in Mexico.
	ILI-Uganda, a Ugandan NGO, is an affiliate of the International Law Institute in Washington DC, offers training and technical assistance throughout the country. Legal Empowerment partnered with ILI-Uganda to host a National Consultation in Kampala. Read the report from the consultation.
	The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation/Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia (YLBHI) is a civil society organization dedicated to the establishment of a state of law which secures social justice, where the viable laws are not products of compromises among state institutions and capital and market pressures but formulated based on people’s aspiration and demands. Legal Empowerment partnered with YLBHI to organize and carry out the National Consultation in Indonesia.
	The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights. The ILO takes an active role in the Legal Empowerment Working Groups on Labor Rights and Business Organizations, both in consultative and research roles.
	Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation is one of the world’s leading associations of independent law firms dedicated to active participation in the global social entrepreneurship movement for positive social change. Lex Mundi's global network of firms contributes to Legal Empowerment Working Groups.
	Former Tanzanian President and Legal Empowerment Commissioner Benjamin Mkapa created Tanzania's Property and Business Formalisation Programme  (MKURABITA). Legal Empowerment partnered with MKURABITA during the National Consultation in Dar es Salaam. Read the report from the conference.
	The mission of the Pathfinder Foundationis to play a catalytic role in changing attitudes of legislators, government officials, civil society groups, and the general public, towards the role of government in the economy and society, markets, the globalization process and private initiatives through research, information dissemination, action and dialogue. Legal Empowerment is partnering with the Pathfinder Foundation to host a National Consultation in Sri Lanka. Click here to learn more about the National Consultation.
	Slum Dwellers International (SDI)is a global network of organizations of the urban poor.Legal Empowerment  is working with the SDI network to give a voice to people living and working in urban settlements, through National Consultations and advocacy in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
	Society for the Promotion of Area Resources(SPARC), is contributing to Legal Empowerment activities in India . Click to the SPARC website. In Brazil , Interação hosted an NGO and grassroots national conference in Sao Paulo.Click here for the full report from the Brazilian consultation.
	The United Nations Human Settlements Programme  (UN-HABITAT) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-HABITAT hosted the Legal Empowerment National Consultation in Kenya and is actively contributing to the Working Groups.
	The World Bankis a multilateral development bank that represents a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The World Bank is actively collaborating with Legal Empowerment Working Groups by providing research and the technical expertise and practical experience of its staff. World Bank officials are taking the Legal Empowerment agenda forward at high-level summits and bilateral meetings around the world.
	The World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank committed to moving human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the  needs and aspirations of current and future generations. WRI is participating in the Legal Empowerment Working Groups.