The Lotus Flower is a finalist in the World Justice Challenge 2021
The Lotus Flower has been selected as one of the 30 finalists in the World Justice Challenge 2021: Advancing the Rule of Law in a Time of Crisis. This major global competition is designed to identify good practices and high-impact projects and policies which protect and advance the rule of law in the worldwide pandemic. We’re happy to report that the Lotus Flower was chosen from a pool of 425 submissions from 114 countries around the world.
Our project, called Supporting Survivors – Women’s Rights, is designed to increase remote and online support for female ISIS survivors in the wake of Covid-19. With a rise in violence and sexual abuse against women and girl refugees and IDPs during the pandemic, there has been a sharp increase in mental health issues. But the needs of those we support are greater than ever, the Covid crisis has severely harmed our usual programming and face-to-face support. We therefore aim to shift more of our awareness sessions, classes, and therapy to remote and online delivery, while also securing dedicated legal representation for violence and abuse victims.
You can find out more about it on our specially created project page, and you can also watch our pitch video below.
The 30 final projects were chosen for demonstrated impact in advancing the rule of law in four thematic areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic: access to justice for all, accountable governance, fundamental rights and non-discrimination, and anti-corruption and open government. An additional ten projects were chosen as Honorable Mentions.
A panel of expert judges will select five winning organizations from the pool of 30 finalists, including one for each theme. One winner will receive WJP's first-ever Ruth Bader Ginsburg Legacy Prize, and a sixth winner will be selected from the finalists through a popular vote by WJP's global rule of law network. You can explore all 30 World Justice Challenge 2021 finalists below, or browse finalists by theme here.
Winners will be announced the week of May 24, so keep your fingers crossed for us!