WELCOME

TO PUBLIC ORGANIZATION "ARBITRAZH"

The Public Organization "ARBITRAZH" is organized on a local, national and international level to address issues in support of the country’s land reform programme and to improve livelihoods. It was registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan on November 14, 2005.
Currently the PO “Arbitrazh” is implementing donor-funded projects, the general aim of all of which is to contribute to the development of a democratic civil society and the reduction of poverty level in Tajikistan. By increasing knowledge of farmers about their land rights through trainings, seminars, legal consultations and a strong publicity and mass media campaign, local issues can be addressed with the involvement of local community.
These projects are implemented using the on-the-ground and well-established capacity of the PO «Arbitrazh». Specifically, the PO «Arbitrazh» Project Support Office [PSO] in Dushanbe implements project work corresponding to the specific geographical area of coverage for clients. Overall guidance, coordination and technical, administrative and logistic support is provided by the PO «Arbitrazh» PSO in Dushanbe.
The implementation of the projects will make a significant contribution to the future business planning activities of the PO “Arbitrazh” as they promote collaboration among organizations whose mission is the improvement of the legal culture in Tajikistan. Collaboration improves effectiveness, as well as contributing to the distribution of legal information on land rights. As mass media is also involved, there are good PR opportunities as much for the implementing agency, as for the donor organizations.

Vision

“Arbitrazh”’s vision is for the sustainable provision of consistent and high quality legal services in terms of dispute resolution and education services:
Full coverage of the country, including the most remote areas, with increased number of beneficiaries;
Enhanced women’s conciliation skills;
Activities on Legal Support Centres (LSC) establishment;
Activities on Dehkan Farm Services Centres (DFSC) establishment;
Increased number of pilot regions for FDR component – more Dehkan Farmers involved;
Other donors involvement to increase number of LSCs and DFSCs;
Broaden outreach of existing LSCs and DFSCs by developing capacity of the Centres’ staff;
Partnership development;
Visible and effective network of the Centres.

Mission

“Arbitrazh” mission is to provide access to alterative dispute resolution mechanisms and affordable legal services in order to enhance livelihoods of local communities.
“Arbitrazh” aims to achieve a sustainable national network of centres, working in close cooperation with the state courts and administrations, international organisations and NGOs.
We will do this by creating a service that encourages the sharing of best practice among legal, economic and agricultural professionals with an interest in legal services on dispute resolution and by creating accredited education and training opportunities.