EFSCRJ 2025 – 2029 Goals and Objectives

EFSCRJ Strategic Plan 2025 – 2029

  • GOAL

A Gambia where citizens actively shape governance, institutions serve justly, and human rights are non-negotiable. 

  • GENERAL OBJECTIVES
  1. Freedom: Ensure fundamental freedoms are upheld without fear of reprisals.
  2. Equality: Eliminate discrimination and promote inclusion in participation and services.
  3. Empowerment: Enhance civic awareness and agency for rights advocacy.
  4. Transparency: Ensure open governance and access to information.
  5. Accountability: Strengthen rule of law and reduce impunity.
  • SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
  1. Ensuring Fundamental Freedoms
    • Promote and defend freedom of expression, media, assembly, association, and movement.
    • Conduct awareness campaigns and legal advocacy for the protection of fundamental human rights.
    • Support civil society organizations in advocating democratic freedoms.
  1. Promoting Equality and Inclusion
    • Address structural barriers to social and economic inclusion, particularly for marginalized groups.
    • Strengthen legal frameworks that protect against discrimination based on sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, or other statuses.
    • Implement community-driven initiatives to promote representation and equal opportunities.
  1. Empowering Citizens for Change
    • Enhance civic education through voter education programs and citizen engagement initiatives.
    • Support grassroots movements and community-led advocacy efforts.
    • Strengthen individuals and organizations in human rights, governance, and accountability measures.
  1. Enhancing Transparency and Access to Information
    • Advocate for open governance policies that ensure public access to laws, institutions, and decision-making processes.
    • Strengthen anti-corruption initiatives through monitoring and reporting mechanisms.
    • Support initiatives that promote internet freedom and digital transparency.
  1. Strengthening Accountability and the Rule of Law
    • Monitor human rights abuses and advocate for legal and institutional reforms.
    • Strengthen mechanisms for law enforcement, accountability, and judicial independence.
    • Support environmental protection policies and combat violence against vulnerable groups through legal interventions.

“No Taxation Without Representation. No Representation Without Adherence to the Rule of Law.”

– Inspired by Edward Francis Small’s legacy.

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