MJ4ALL Team
Patricia van Nispen tot Sevenaer – Director MJ4All
Patricia van Nispen tot Sevenaer set up the Microjustice4All foundation in 1996, and has developed MJ4All ever since. She has lead the organization through its different phases: its start in the former Yugoslavia working on the post-war rehabilitation of refugees, the development of Microjustice as a sustainable way to provide legal services in the international development cooperation, its start in Latin America and further development in Africa, and its pioneering work in regards to the Legal Inclusion Mapping Program.Patricia always wanted to do what she is doing now. This is why after her Masters in Law, she continued her postgraduate studies in International Relations and became inspired to focus on the ‘human aspects’ of international relations as to her this is something that seemed to be lacking. According to her, a precondition for democracy and durable peace is that all people are protected and integrated in the system; thus, instead of speaking of abstract concepts such as ‘States’, one has to look beyond this concept:the people living within that State need to be protected. In MJ4All she has found the perfect way to engage in this in a structural way. Prior to creating MJ4All, she worked with a commercial law firm in Amsterdam (Houthoff Buruma; 1990-94) and with the UN in Rwanda, Malawi and Croatia (1994-96).
Bernard Taverne – Organization Management Lead
I joined MJ4all since end of 2018. I got inspired by the vision ans mission of MJ4 all WORKING TOWARDS THE LEGAL EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSION OF MARGINALIZED PEOPLE AND VICTIMS OF HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. My role is to support and advise MJ4all on the further development and streamlining the delivery of their programs to their clients. Starting point to get the right understanding of the problem and the need in legal empowerment. To deliver solutions faster, better and more cost efficient with an engaged projectteam (including our stakeholders) . With the purpose to implement sustainable programs so the partner organization in the country can deliver the legal empowerment services on their own. Ronald Grimaldi Chura Carlos - Development and management of ICT
Aldo Blom – Legal Consultant
Our team in Bolivia
Maria de Rosario Choque Ajata – Director of Microjusticia Bolivia
Maria Choque Ajata has been the Director of the Foundation Microjusticia Bolivia since 2010.In 2007 she was a member of the team that founded the first Microjustice program in the world. This experience changed her life completely: working for an organization dedicated at giving legal assistance to the most vulnerable part of the population gave her the opportunity to be a part of positive change.
Today, she still finds much satisfaction in her work to promote changes in the Bolivian legal system and she plans to keep working for this objective for a long time. She considers herself a transparent person with stable principles and a deep respect for other people. She is convinced that any change in society starts with one-self.
Miriam Colque – Legal Researcher
Joining MJB has given Miriam Colque Flores the opportunity to work with people who need legal assistance, both by helping them directly to solve their legal cases and by lobbying in order to promote institutional and legal changes that benefit the population. Her personal goals in MJB are: educating the population on their basic rights and creating a network of lawyers that use their practical experience and legal knowledge to contribute to the creation of a better legal system in Bolivia.Jaqueline Quispe – Legal Researcher
Jacqueline Quispe studied law at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés in La Paz, and has always wanted to use her skills to serve the poor population.Our team in Kenya
Legal Resources Foundation - Kenya partner
.Graham Amakanji - Social Science Researcher
Graham Amakanji is a youthful and seasoned social scientist. Before embarking on the Legal Inclusion Mapping with MJ4All, he worked at the university as a Graduate Assistant.Our team in Serbia/Croatia
Predrag Jergić – Local Coordinator
Predrag Jergić was born in Vukovar Croatia, and has a double citizenship: Croatian and Serbian. He joined MJ4All (when it was stilled called: International Alliances) in 2000 as facilitator in the field, working with the refugees in Serbia, providing legal and psychological assistance. In 2005 he returned to Vukovar to work as office manager on the cross-border program obtaining documents for refugees-helping directly thousands people. Since 2010 he is the head of program. This job makes him happy because it allows him to correct injustices that people have experienced due to the senseless war. His free time he spends in music - as leader of a small "tambura" orchestra.
Terezija Kovačević – Office Manager
