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Today, 1.1 billion people around the world lack legal identity documentation. Without it, they cannot vote, access healthcare, or go to school\u2014and are at risk of becoming stateless. Entire communities\u2014especially the poor and members of minority groups\u2014may lack documentation, leaving them legally and politically invisible. The lack of effective citizenship prevents millions from realizing their rights and reaching their full potential. Unfortunately, gaining access to legal identity documents can be difficult or even impossible. In theory, governments should provide documents to their citizens, but in reality, the process is complicated by burdensome bureaucracies, distant offices, and even discriminatory officials. Based on the experiences of dozens of existing projects, and drawing on lessons from across the globe, this guide provides step-by-step instructions on establishing paralegal or other community-based program to help people obtain legal identity documents. An essential tool for practitioners, it uses case studies, infographics, and copies of actual forms to guide the reader through the process of documenting citizenship and other forms of legal identity. Para una\u00a0versi\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol de la gu\u00eda,\u00a0clic aqu\u00ed.<\/a><\/strong> —– Readers are invited to share their comments, questions and ideas with the guide’s authors and contributors and the broader community via\u00a0this post<\/a> on the Global Legal Empowerment Network’s online forum.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":90463,"template":"","class_list":["post-190607","namati_resources","type-namati_resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Community-Based Practitioner\u2019s Guide: Documenting Citizenship and Other Forms of Legal Identity - Namati<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/namati.org\/publications\/a-community-based-practitioners-guide-documenting-citizenship-and-other-forms-of-legal-identity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Community-Based Practitioner\u2019s Guide: Documenting Citizenship and Other Forms of Legal Identity - Namati\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Today, 1.1 billion people around the world lack legal identity documentation. 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