Hope Pro Bono Legal Inc. is a legally constituted, incorporated association registered under the Associations Incorporation Act 2023 of Papua New Guinea (IPA Reg. No. 5-122523667) on 24 October 2023. We were established to address a critical gap in access to justice — particularly for women, children, and rural communities who are disproportionately affected by Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV), family law disputes, and systemic human rights violations.
Operating from Mount Hagen in the Western Highlands Province, we serve as a community legal centre for the Highlands Region — an area home to a significant population with limited access to formal legal services. Access to justice remains a huge unmet legal need across the Highlands Region, with private legal representation prohibitively expensive for the majority of citizens and community legal centre services yet to reach this part of Papua New Guinea.
We are actively seeking institutional partnerships and collaborative funding to expand our reach to all Highlands provinces and ultimately across all 22 provinces of Papua New Guinea.
"A just and equitable society, particularly in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, where all citizens, regardless of economic status or gender, have access to justice and their basic human rights are respected."
— Our Vision
