Our Projects
At JES, we deliver results. Since our founding in 1989, we’ve worked on hundreds of projects in 19 countries to improve people’s legal capability and build the capacity of their justice systems.
JES Projects
Strengthening Anti-Crime Capacity in Panama
November 2017 - January 2021 (Completed)
JES strengthened the capacity of Panama’s legal institutions as they transitioned to the adversarial justice system.
Guatemala Institutional Justice Strengthening (GIJS)
August 2018 - June 2022 (Completed)
Strengthening the capacity of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Guatemala and improving access to justice for vulnerable groups in Guatemala—especially…
Self-Represented Litigant Handbooks
April 2018 - March 2021 (Completed)
Producing a series of handbooks for self-represented litigants in Canada.
Guyana: Strengthening the Criminal Justice System
June 2016 - March 2021 (Completed)
Strengthening the Guyanese criminal justice system by building the technical capacity of police, prosecutors, magistrates, and the media.
Diagnostic Study: Access to Justice for Indigenous Peoples in Guyana
January 2020 - March 2020 (Completed)
In 2020, JES conducted a diagnostic study on access to justice for Indigenous Peoples in Guyana.