The NITA Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to providing resources to assist NITA with fulfilling its mission of public service to the legal community.  Since the inception of the Foundation in 2003, it has disbursed more than $1.8 million to support NITA’s programs and to offer scholarship assistance to worthy applicants working with the underserved and historically disenfranchised populations.  None of this would be possible without the support of its loyal donors. The Foundation exemplifies the core values upon which NITA was founded: a personal connection with its students; a commitment to inclusiveness, excellence, and ethics; giving back across the globe; and justice for all.

Through the work of the Foundation, it ensures that these core values not only endure but also thrive.  With the support of individuals, law firms, and foundations, the NITA Foundation is able to expand its reach by bringing these core values to reality, whether it be in this country or abroad.

NITA and the Foundation partner with other organizations such as Lawyers Without Borders, nongovernmental agencies, and government agencies to promote the rule of law in Sudan, South Africa, Liberia, China, Kenya and Mexico.  NITA has collaborated with advocates in these countries who are struggling to provide a more ethical and just system of law. Since NITA’s inception in 1971, it has supported the work of attorneys and activists across the world to promote the pursuit of justice and to provide human rights for all.  NITA realizes that such change can only occur with much preparation, training, and resources. A gift to the Foundation ensures NITA’s ability to be a world citizen, championing change in the name of justice.

                                   

“The attorneys we worked with represent clients who are the most vulnerable in Kenya such as the women and children who have been the subject of violence in their homes and communities.  Kenya is a country in transition progressing toward affording all of its citizens with access to justice. Lawyers are at the forefront of this movement.”

Zelda B. Harris
Director of NITA’s Public Service Program Education and Clinical Professor of Law, Domestic Violence Project at the University of Arizona