Legal Protection Institute (LPI)

LPI has been an NRC ICLA partner since January 2006 and specializes on delivery of free legal aid in Samegrelo and Adjara regions of West Georgia. Based in Zugdidi, Samegrelo, LPI employs eight staff and has previously implemented a legal aid project similar to ICLA funded by DRC. Apart from the NMFA/NRC funding, LPI used to implement projects funded by UNHCR and the EU delegation in Georgia. LPI has all necessary technical capacity to maintain a legal office and perform frequent outreach to IDP collective centers (CCs). LPI is well networked locally with a strong cooperation with the local MRA office and other counterparts. LPI has a good standing as one of the leading NGOs working on internal displacement issues in Samegrelo region of Georgia.