Namati

05/11/2026

We know a lot about how to build justice systems that are accessible and effective for everyday people, but there's always more to learn.

In a new American Bar Foundation resource, Poorvi Chitalkar and Abigail Moy draw on recent evidence from Namati's work and insights from Grassroots Justice Network members to explore how legal empowerment resolves justice problems and drives systemic change.

Read Advancing People-Centered Justice Through Legal Empowerment here: https://shorturl.at/xJa22

Check out the entire publication here: https://shorturl.at/Bw8Rd

05/11/2026

We are excited to attend this week!

We'll be speaking in 1 session with a focus on DPI, Identity & human rights.

Together with CSO partners, we'll host discussions May 15, on service delivery & safeguards by examining the human rights implications of deploying digital identity at scale.

05/08/2026

Last month, Namati Founder and CEO Vivek Maru spoke about the difference legal empowerment can make in forest communities threatened by illegal land grabs and other injustices.

Watch the full discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ5iYnb9FRg&list=PLHao2fgbzdxKwaIe7N-gerw7_reH0LNfw

05/08/2026

Last month, Namati Founder and CEO Vivek spoke about the difference legal empowerment can make in forest communities threatened by illegal land grabs and other injustices.

Watch the full discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ5iYnb9FRg&list=PLHao2fgbzdxKwaIe7N-gerw7_reH0LNfw

05/08/2026

Grassroots justice workers around the world face conditions of rising authoritarianism and closing civic spaces. The Grassroots Justice Network, convened by Namati, published and produced several resources in 2025 to understand what works and what doesn't, including The Playbook of Justice report and A Common Pot podcast.

More 2025 highlights here: https://shorturl.at/O8lq2

05/07/2026

🆕⭐️Namati's 2025 Impact Report is here! ⭐️🆕

Last year, Namati and our partners helped change laws and policies that benefited an estimated 40 million people! We supported community paralegals to help communities:
- protect lands
- pursue sustainable development, and
- exercise basic rights to citizenship and dignified health care.

Read more: https://shorturl.at/O8lq2

05/07/2026

05/07/2026

This new Grassroots Justice Network resource focuses on Latin America, but its lessons can be applied to any context marked by inequality and extractive models.

Click below to read it in English or Spanish ⬇️

💡Women’s participation in environmental justice requires transforming the conditions of participation, not simply “adding” women to existing spaces.

Find this and more lessons on how to advance deeper, more democratic forms of environmental justice here:
- English: https://shorturl.at/KTuLv
- Spanish: https://shorturl.at/09rJ0

04/29/2026

Register below to join us on Zoom.

Meet the speakers for our upcoming webinar!

Hear from Fariha Jesmin (Badabon Sangho-বাদাবন সংঘ), Farida Aliwa (Natural Justicee), Zonia Zacarías and Ruth Okara (Namati Kenya) on how we can address cultural barriers and social norms to ensure women lead in climate governance.

Don't miss this global exchange of strategies!

🗓 April 30, 2026
⏰ 9:00 PM Manila time | 4:00 PM Nairobi | 9:00 AM New York | 7:00 am Mexico

🔗 Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2hPD9uBKS2O5-QvEFgijyQ

04/29/2026

Congratulations to this year's Goldman Environmental Prize winners!

Congratulations to the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize winners! We're inspired by these six women taking bold action to protect the planet. Many of them used their knowledge of the law to shape a fairer and more sustainable world—providing great examples of how everyday people drive movements.

goldmanprize.org/2026

Goldman Environmental Prize.

04/28/2026

"By combining legal power with our own people power, we can make progress." –Vivek Maru, Namati CEO

Listen to his conversation with Pathfinders about what the legal empowerment cycle looks like in practice and what’s next for the grassroots justice movement—including the role that young people can play.

Abbas Luyombo interviews Vivek Maru, CEO & co-founder of Namati, an organization advancing social and environmental justice.