INTRODUCTION 

Slap is a Professional organization and was established in 15 th January 1999 , in Mogadishu by some voluntary lawyers .

MISSION
Slap works justice for all

VISION

To champion for the rule of law and the prevention of Human Rights abuses

OBJECTIVES

To provide court oriented legal aid to the indigent poor and disadvantaged people particularly women and children prisoners in courts.

> To launch a strategic legal aid campaign through legal literacy program To arouse people's consciousness about their rights and publication program.
> To Fight against all forms of Human Rights abuses.
> To speak against social injustice coursed by institutions.
> To initiate law reform and research into legal issues.

SCHEMES

Various schemes, as stated below, are formulated to achieve the aforesaid objectives.

>Representation in courts, tribunals and anther judicial bodies on behalf of the indigent and poor persons.
> Collection of Somali laws for easy reference and research.
> Training to persons responsible for alternative dispute resolution and para-legals Trainee .
> legal literacy, including special literacy for Women through campaign, publication, lectures and directed approach.

> seminars for lawyers involved in the legal aid and legal literacy schemes.
> publication of the slap journal.

Achievements .
Pursuant to its objectives, the slap has been carrying out various activates.

MAJOR PROPLEMS
Lack of access to foreign aid resources.
> lack of access to the international seminars and meetings.
> to improve our management structure we need Training accounting and access to the internet resources.

ORGANIZATION SITE
There Is a central office in Mogadishu with six staffs including a full time director who is himself a lawyer.

There will be also another offices out side Mogadishu in the near future .

MEMBERSHIP
Membership is voluntary
> Total number of the current slap members are twenty lawyers
> Executive committee is composed six members renewable every two years.

Contact Person
Hassen Ali Hayle
Tel: 658256 office
Tel 278663 mobile
E-mail. slapsomalia@yahoo.com