Since 2018, Dr Mara MalagodiLink opens in a new window has been leading the collaborative project #DesignTheLawNepalLink opens in a new window, which aims to create a space for all Nepali citizens to understand and realise their sexual and reproductive health rights by using accessible language and engaging explainers to mobilise the power of visual communication methods.
This is a joint project with Professor Emily AllbonLink opens in a new window, a legal design expert, and Dr Sabrina GermainLink opens in a new window, a medical law expert, at the City Law School (University of London), iProbonoLink opens in a new window, and the Law and Policy Forum for Social JusticeLink opens in a new window (LAPSOJ).
The Legal Design Toolkit has been illustrated by Nepali artist Kripa JoshiLink opens in a new window. It contains case law and legislation explainers to make complex legal processes and policies about SRHR easy to understand and accessible to all. It also features persona cards that represent the lived experience of individuals who face different challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare. The Toolkit is designed to foster an approach to the enforcement of sexual and reproductive health rights centred around the needs of service users. The English version of the Legal Design Toolkit and User Manual are available to download free of cost from iProbono's website HERELink opens in a new window.
#DesignTheLawNepal has been supported by the Rule of Law Expertise (ROLE) UKLink opens in a new window programme funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and managed by Advocates for International Development (A4ID), the City Law School, the ESRC Impact Fund at the University of Warwick, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Global Challenges Research Fund
For more information on this project, check out Dr Malagodi's profile pageLink opens in a new window.