The Mediation/ADR Strengthening component will develop 6 model courts over a five year period, starting in San Fernando, Pampanga and Bacolod City to introduce and test court-annexed mediation and Judicial Dispute Resolution as a means of decongesting court dockets while still providing a fair resolution to cases. These model courts are foreseen to encourage further support and acceptance of mediation/ADR methods among stakeholders.

Judicial Education will strengthen the capacity of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), the legal and judicial education arm of the Supreme Court, to plan, design and deliver education programs for judges and court-personnel related to mediation/ADR and access to justice.

Reform Advocacy involves networking and collaboration between the Judiciary and civil society in cooperative advocacy efforts by engaging the support of government and other institutions through the Alternative Law Groups, Inc. (ALG). It strengthens ALG’s capacity to help empower poor and marginalized groups to use judicial and quasi-judicial services.