Hakí Associates provides technical assistance to governments at all levels to strengthen public administration and promote equitable and sustainable development. Through our network of international and national-level experts, we offer the latest, innovative practices that incorporate rights-based approaches to development. Important issues covered by our work include:

Corruption prevention and detection. Install public administration standards and systems that improve ethics, transparency and compliance in key public functions such as procurement and public service provision.

Improve Justice Services for Women. Establish legal assistance and counseling centers and community-based paralegal networks that help women to combat gender violence and ensure inheritance rights;

Secure Land and Resource Rights. Increase land tenure security through social tenure domain model community-level land rights mapping; Strengthen property rights for natural resources to improve management, conservation and mitigate climate change;

Enhance Citizen Engagement

Strengthen Access to Justice. Enhance court administration and case management; Assess and design national legal aid systems; Train customary justice leaders to prevent human rights violations at customary courts;

Build Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Environments. Provide mediation and community dispute resolution in post-conflict countries; Assist local civil society to conduct legal awareness campaigns that educate citizens on their rights and encourage greater civic engagement.

Our portfolio includes sectoral analysis, evaluations, and institutional training and capacity-building, working with various international donors, multi-lateral institutions, and national and municipal governments.

The ACT (American Collaborative Teams) initiative is preserving the public sector strengthening efforts of local partners around the world, after the recent destruction of foreign assistance. Learn more about ACT and join us!