Meeting the Need for HIV-AIDS-related Legal Services

LACE was founded in September of 2008, and has quickly responded to the significant need for legal services for persons affected by HIV/AIDS in the Eldoret area. Our initial success has revealed the depth of the still-unmet needs, so LACE plans to build on this model of integration

Legal Aid Team in Western Kenya

Juliet with client Juliet Mule meets with a client at
LACE’s offices in the AMPATH Centre

There are many more Kenyan families in dire need of assistance in protecting their rights. To learn more about how you can help, contact Fran Quigley at quigley2@iupui.edu, (317) 630-6882.

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Legal Aid Centre of Eldoret (LACE)

Meeting the Need for Justice in Western Kenya

Child Support for infant John

LACE Legal Director Juliet Mule (on left) went to court and obtained child support that allowed Beatrice N. and infant, John, to escape homelessness and hunger.

Leah J. is an HIV-positive Kenyan widow with three children. When her husband died of AIDS, he left behind a small piece of farmland that was the family’s only property and source of income. But Leah’s in-laws forced her and her children off the land, and she and the children were left homeless and hungry.

The challenge faced by Leah is far too common in Kenya. International resources are often invested to train judges and lawyers to support the rule of law, but these efforts can only have meaning to poor people if they achieve access to justice.

So Kenyan and Indiana attorneys and judges formed the Legal Aid Centre of Eldoret (LACE), which represents Leah, along with dozens of other poor people in western Kenya, most of whom are HIV-positive and all of whom would otherwise have no access to justice.

To learn more about LACE, our partnerships with AMPATH, Moi University School of Law and Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, read our latest report (Downloads Word file.)