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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US
ProBono.Org Annual Report 2024: Empowering Access to Justice
As poverty levels rise and legal services become harder to reach, ProBono.Org continues to stand at the forefront, advocating for the marginalized.
This year’s report highlights the challenges faced, the milestones achieved, and our ongoing commitment to providing justice for all.
Discover our impact and join us in making a difference.
PROBONO.ORG IS A DYNAMIC NGO THAT WORKS WITH THE PRIVATE LEGAL PROFESSION TO PROVIDE PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR.
We harness the enormous skill, might and strength of the South African private legal profession to cases and clients that we identify. Our existence is a response to the lack of access to justice for people in South African who are unable to pay for their own private legal representation. Section 34 of our Constitution, giving everyone the right to have any dispute resolved by the application of law decided in a fair public hearing before a court, or… another independent and impartial tribunal or forum, has no meaning whatsoever, if a person is unable to afford representation. ProBono.Org has as its goal, the creation of sufficient free legal representation for all who need it.
Access to Justice in South Africa 30 Years into Freedom
Freedom Day this year marks 32 years since South Africa’s first democratic general elections on 27 April 1994. This momentous occasion fundamentally reshaped the country’s constitutional order by enshrining human dignity, equality and freedom for all….
Multi-stakeholder Marriage Seminar in Khayelitsha
ProBono.Org participated in the annual Khayelitsha Marriage Seminar on 19 March 2026. The Department of Local Government, Public Education Office, Parliament and City Health brought together key stakeholders such as ProBono.Org, FAMSA, VUKA (Towards Wellness), Better…
Convening Community Advice Offices
Gauteng By Margaret Fish, Grants and Communications manager Six CAOs from Gauteng, including Kagiso, Kempton Park/Tembisa, Orange Farm, Alberton, Mabopane and Dobsonville, attended a joint meeting on 28 March as part of the CAO Support Project. They were introduced to…
EVENTS
Human Rights Festival Activities – March 2026 ProBono.Org stall at Activism Row “Remembering the Past. Engaging the Present. Shaping a Just Future.” In honour of Human Rights Day, each year in March, Constitution Hill hosts the Human Rights Festival…
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STAFF NEWS
New intern joins the Durban office Nolwandle Ngobese is a motivated law graduate who completed her LLB degree at Emeris. She has a strong work ethic and a genuine curiosity about how the law shapes everyday life. She is a thoughtful and reflective individual committed...
Access to Justice in South Africa 30 Years into Freedom
Freedom Day this year marks 32 years since South Africa's first democratic general elections on 27 April 1994. This momentous occasion fundamentally reshaped the country's constitutional order by enshrining human dignity, equality and freedom for all. While the values...
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Services to clients
ProBono.Org screens, matches and refers clients to volunteer private lawyers. These are some of our services…
Services to lawyers
> We make it easy to give back
> We relieve the administrative burden of pro bono work for legal practitioners
> We find clients
> We vet clients
> We ensure all their documents are in order
General Services
ProBono.Org establishes links and builds bridges between the private legal sector and the public interest legal needs of the poor.
