This sub-project aims to improve the social contract through increased legitimacy of justice sector institutions in Somaliland. In order to improve processes for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and increase compliance with international human rights standards, the Legal Aid Clinic (LAC) of the University of Hargeisa is working with the ADR Unit of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to increase the protection, legal empowerment and access to justice for women and girls. The LAC is providing technical support to the MOJ and the Judiciary for the establishment and operationalization of four (4) physical ADR Centres and four (4) mobile ADR Centres, which specifically cater to the justice needs resulting from climate and conflict-related crises, aiming to provide accessible justice services. The LAC is also facilitating dialogue between formal justice institutions, including the State MOJ, the Attorney General’s Office and the Judiciary, on future collaboration with the ADR Centres, while providing an opportunity for the MOJ and the Judiciary to review the work of the ADR Centres, discuss the referral system and foster the linkages with the Centres. Furthermore, the LAC is delivering a series of training sessions on ADR mechanisms to paralegals and on gender-based violence (GBV) legal frameworks and advocacy skills to human rights advocates; providing remote legal assistance through the hotline, conducting awareness-raising sessions on basic legal information for internally-displaced persons and rural communities, and access to legal, medical and psychological services for women and girls; and providing remote legal assistance to vulnerable people, including GBV survivors and internally displaced persons. Finally, the implementing partner is supporting the direct involvement of citizens in accountability processes by organizing a monthly justice forum in each Court User Committee in Somaliland, bringing together formal justice chain actors with relevant community representatives, and by organizing court open days to improve transparency and public access to information.