Iryna Bondarenko

A specialist in the ADR and legal aid. Holds the position of Head of the Department for the Implementation of Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution of the Coordination Center for the Provision of Legal Aid. Mediator, Trainer.

Responsible for:

– formation and maintenance of the Register of Mediators for cooperation with centers that provide free legal aid;
– assessment of the competencies of mediators, especially in the context of mediation in restorative justice with the participation of minors, and providing them with the necessary support;
– development of proposals for regulatory legal acts and organizational and administrative documents in the field of mediation and ADR.
– development of training programs for mediators and employees of free legal aid centers;
– coordination of the activities of centers for the provision of free legal aid regarding the organization of the service “assistance in ensuring access to mediation” and conducting mediation between a minor suspect (accused) and a victim in criminal proceedings within the framework of the implementation of the interdepartmental (state) pilot project “Restorative Justice Program with the Participation of Minors Who Are Suspects, Accused of Committing a Criminal Offense”;
– work with other important aspects of the implementation of ADR within the framework of the system of providing free legal aid, including legal education in the field of mediation and other methods of ADR.