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LEF Awards $1.052 Million to Grassroots Groups Advancing Climate Justice in Southeast Asia

The Legal Empowerment Fund’s third cohort includes grassroots organizations using legal empowerment strategies to expand access to justice, address labor abuses, defend environmental rights, and more. Check out the full list of new grantees.

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LEF Awards $1.052 Million to Grassroots Groups Advancing Climate Justice in Southeast Asia
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LEF Awards $1.052 Million to Grassroots Groups Advancing Climate Justice in Southeast Asia

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