The Legal Services Facility channelled funding to legal aid and paralegal service providers on Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. The Legal Services Facility supported civil society organisations that assisted individuals, groups and communities to claim their rights, redress grievances, and protect fundamental human rights.
The overall objective of the fund was in tandem with the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty, namely the goal which was “Principles of democracy, rule of law, integrity, accountability, transparency, inclusiveness, effectiveness and efficiency ensured and applied at all levels”. More specifically, the fund provided fairly and efficiently determined grants to promote the objectives and strategies of legal aid and para-legal organizations. These grants were made available to the civil society organisations on the basis of agreed criteria.
The assignment had three objectives:
1. To design and set up a basket fund in Tanzania (approx. 13.2 million USD);
2. To operationalise the fund by developing and overseeing policies and systems;
3. To ensure effective implementation of the fund.
The Legal Services Facility (LSF), among others:

• Supported capacity building for paralegals and legal aid service providers;
• Supported awareness raising on human rights;
• Supports the availability of legal aid services
• Enhanced awareness among government officials and the public on legal services as an important structure in society and supports efforts for legal recognition and institutionalisation of paralegals;
• Supported the enhancement of the quality and quantity of legal aid and paralegal services;
• Promoted increased Government involvement in legal aid provision;
• Promoted innovative approaches to legal aid services provision.

The LSF also supported advocacy activities like strategic litigation, new legislation, research and publication, joint forums, etc. Among others the LSF focused on promotion and protection of women’s rights.