This final report summarizes the progress and results of the project “Strengthening rule of law by supporting the establishment of Access to Justice Clinics (AJCs) in Timor-Leste (hereafter ‘the project’),” generously supported by the Government of Japan. The project was approved in March 2016 with the amount of USD 300,000 and implemented by the Justice System Programme (JSP) of UNDP TimorLeste. 

The project was initially planned for implementation from April 2016 to August 2017 (16 months). The extension of the project period was inevitable, however, due to the delay in reaching a consensus on the justice institution under which the AJCs were to be structured and selecting the pilot municipalities. The No-Cost Extension was approved by the Government of Japan in August 2017 for another 6 months until February 2018 (making a total of 22 months).