The project of international technical assistance "Affordable and high quality legal assistance in Ukraine" is designed for five years (2014-2018) and is aimed at improving access to justice for vulnerable groups of the population of Ukraine through the introduction of a system of free legal aid.

The issue was discussed at the presentation of the project, which is being implemented by the Canadian Bureau for International Education in partnership with the coordination center for providing legal assistance of Ukraine's Ministry of Justice with the financial support of the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.

According to the director of the coordination center for providing legal assistance at the Justice Ministry, Andriy Vyshnevsky, who was present at the presentation, the project is the result of a long and painstaking work during 2.5 years.

"The environment, in which our free legal aid is being developed, is not always favorable. On the one hand, it makes us stronger, and on the other hand - the support of international partners is necessary and urgent. It should be noted that this project is, first of all, investment in human resources," he said.