U-Emerge uyaziqhenya ngokubamba iqhaza kuhlelo lwe-License Legal Advocates Pilot Programme ne-University of Arizona law's school Innovation for Justice Programme. Lolu hlelo ngolokuqala kohlobo lwalo esizweni futhi luzobhekana nesidingo esibucayi sabantu abahlukunyezwa emakhaya: ukufinyelela ezelulekweni nasekusizweni kwezomthetho ezinolwazi lokuhlukumezeka. Abameli ababili abasafufusa bezomthetho sebephothule izifundo zabo nokuqeqeshwa nabameli abasebenzayo futhi manje sebeqinisekisiwe njengabameli abasebenza ngokusemthethweni.
Yakhelwe ngokubambisana neNkantolo Ephakeme yase-Arizona, lolu hlelo luzohlola isigaba esisha sochwepheshe bezomthetho: i-License Legal Advocate (LLA). Ama-LLAs ayakwazi ukunikeza izeluleko zomthetho ezinqunyelwe kwabasinde ebudloveni basekhaya (i-DV) ezindaweni ezimbalwa zomthetho wezomthetho ezifana nemiyalo yokuvikela, isehlukaniso kanye nokugcinwa kwengane.
Ngaphambi kohlelo lokushayela, abameli abanamalayisense kuphela abekwazi ukunikeza izeluleko zomthetho kwabasindile eDV. Ngoba umphakathi wethu, njengabanye ezweni lonke, untula kakhulu izinsiza zomthetho ezingabizi uma uqhathanisa nesidingo, abasindile abaningi be-DV abanemithombo elinganiselwe kuye kwadingeka ukuthi bahambe ngezinhlelo zomthetho zomphakathi bebodwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abameli abaningi abanamalayisense abaqeqeshiwe ekunikezeni ukunakekelwa okuxhashazelwe ukuhlukumezeka futhi kungenzeka bangabi nokuqonda okujulile mayelana nokukhathazeka kwangempela kokuphepha kwabasindile be-DV ngenkathi besenkambisweni yezomthetho nomuntu obekade ehlukumeza.
Lolu hlelo luzozuzisa abasindile be-DV ngokunika amandla abameli abakuqonda okuhlukile kwe-DV ukuthi banikeze izeluleko zomthetho nokusekelwa kwabasindile okungenzeka ukuthi baye enkantolo bodwa futhi abazosebenza ngaphakathi kwemithetho eminingi yenqubo yezomthetho. Ngenkathi bengenakumela amaklayenti njengoba ummeli engenza, ama-LLAs akwazi ukusiza abahlanganyeli ukuthi bagcwalise amaphepha futhi banikeze ukwesekwa enkantolo.
Uhlelo lwe-Innovation for Justice kanye nabahloli abavela eNkantolo Ephakeme yase-Arizona kanye ne-Administrative Office of the Courts bazolandelela imininingwane yokuhlaziya ukuthi indima ye-LLA ibasize kanjani ababambiqhaza ukuxazulula izindaba zobulungiswa futhi ithuthukise imiphumela yamacala futhi yasheshisa ukuxazululwa kwamacala. Uma luphumelele, lolu hlelo luzosatshalaliswa kulo lonke izwe, lapho i-Innovation for Justice Program isungula amathuluzi okuqeqesha nohlaka lokuqalisa lolu hlelo nezinye izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo ezisebenza nabasindile odlameni olusekelwe ebulilini, ukuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi nokushushumbiswa kwabantu.
Sijabule ukuba yingxenye yemizamo emisha kanjalo neyabasindile yokuchaza kabusha isipiliyoni sabasindile be-DV ekufuneni ubulungiswa.
