Learn about five nonprofits promoting justice for all

Get inspired by the work these organizations do to promote peaceful societies and provide access to justice for all.

May 21, 2025

Clair Lofthouse

Content Manager

Every month in 2024, and now into 2025, we are highlighting the work of Give Lively member nonprofits in one category of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015.

The United Nations website states that “the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)... are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.”

We find inspiration and insight from these selected nonprofits and hope you do too. Is your nonprofit engaged in similar work? Use the feedback tool at the bottom of this article to tell us about it.

SDG Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

The nonprofits

Philadelphia VIP, Inc.

This nonprofit trains legal volunteers to represent low-income Philadelphians who need a lawyer but cannot afford one. Philadelphia VIP, Inc. (VIP) recruits and supports hundreds of volunteer attorneys who provide services to individuals, families, businesses and nonprofits without charge. VIP focuses on civil legal issues in four areas: preventing homelessness, preserving income, supporting family stability and promoting community economic development.

Philadelphia VIP, Inc uses a Give Lively-powered Simple Donation Widget on its website.

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Rahab's Daughters

A survivor of human trafficking, Sam Wijeyakumar founded Rahab’s Daughters with three goals: prevention and awareness, rescue and rehabilitation, and stopping the demand for slave labor and sexual exploitation. Since 2015, Rahab’s Daughters has rescued more than 1,000 adults and children, hosted nearly 700 community awareness talks and trained hundreds of volunteers in the fight against human trafficking.

Rahab’s Daughters links to a Campaign Page from the donate button on its website.

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Prevention Now

This nonprofit aims to stop trafficking before it starts by leveraging innovative technology to predict patterns and unite partners against human trafficking. Prevention Now builds partnerships with local, state and national organizations across numerous sectors that provide regionally specific data and expertise. With that data, Prevention Now is building an analytical tool to extract insights about which key factors in individuals, communities and society create the conditions for human trafficking, stimulating opportunity for community-driven prevention.

Prevention Now uses a Give Lively-powered Branded Donation Widget on its website.

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Georgia Legal Services Program

For 50 years, this nonprofit has offered free legal services to Georgians with low income who reside outside metro Atlanta in 154 of the state’s 159 counties. Georgia Legal Services Program believes everyone has a right to high-quality legal services regardless of location. The nonprofit law firm exists to ensure qualifying Georgians can access trusted advocates and partners. Ten regional offices provide free support in the areas of family law, housing, access to public benefits, eviction prevention, farmworkers rights and access to education.

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. links to a Give Lively-powered Campaign Page from the donation button on its website.

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Institute to Combat Trafficking

This nonprofit provides human trafficking training, investigation and prosecution assistance to investigators and prosecutors, as well as community-specific anti-trafficking assessment and solutions. Led by Kirsta Leeburg Melton, a human trafficking expert and 20-year prosecutor, Institute to Combat Trafficking offers training for the public, criminal justice professionals and others likely to encounter trafficking. Its training programs range from introductions to the topic to full or multi-day sessions designed for people involved in investigation, prosecution, policy or victim services.

Institute to Combat Trafficking links to a Give Lively-powered Core Profile from the donation page on its website.