The Mowafaghian Foundation donated $200,000 USD to Northeastern University to support law student interns at social justice organizations in Vancouver.
The donation will provide compensation to about a dozen Northeastern law students, enabling them to move to Vancouver for four months and intern full-time with the leading legal nonprofits BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and West Coast LEAF.
BCCLA promotes and defends civil liberties and human rights through litigation, law reform, advocacy, and public education, with a particular focus on protecting Charter rights and supporting equity-denied communities.
West Coast LEAF works to advance substantive equality for women, trans people, non-binary people, and others who experience gender-based discrimination by challenging laws and policies while improving the legal system for marginalized communities.