Founding Organisations
In its role as a dual membership organisation, comprising 16,000 individual lawyers and over 190 Bar Associations and Law Societies, the International Bar Association (IBA) influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession. Its Member Organisations cover all continents and include the American Bar Association, the German Federal Bar, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, the Law Society of Zimbabwe and the Mexican Bar Association.
OSISA is a non-profit foundation established in 1997 by investor and philanthropist George Soros. OSISA oversees US$5 million in grants annually in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. OSISA is to be a leading regional foundation dedicated to the creation of the ideal of an open society. Our programmes broadly focus on Economic reform, Education, Human rights and democracy building as well as Media.

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