Advocates for Community Alternatives works in nine West African states – Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone – to promote public interest law and help threatened communities achieve a future worth fighting for. With ten full-time staff and one part-time employee, ACA has an out-sized impact through its partnerships with leading public interest lawyers and legal advocacy organizations in West Africa.
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PILIWA and PILEX Centre support three Nigerian communities threatened by pollution
Two human rights groups, the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative...
PILIWA, Caleb College of Law partner to groom students in public interest lawyering
The College of Law, Caleb University, Lagos, is collaborating with...
Third Chiefs Council meeting ends at Asiakwa
A Chiefs Council Meeting has been held in ACA partner-communities in...
ACA appeals to district assemblies to intensify education on FCAP
The Director for Community-Driven Development (CDD) programs of...
ACA supports Abuakwa South Assembly to render accounts to residents
The Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP) is the main tool being used by ACA to execute projects with its partner local authorities in Ghana.
ACA’s community advocacy yields positive results as George Asante is fully compensated by Kibi Goldfields
Mr. George Owusu Asante of Akyem Juaso, the National Vice-President...
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