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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Community-Based Facilitators in Nkoranza South share lessons learnt after training
Community-Based Facilitators (CBFs) play a lead role in the...
Government asked to adopt FCAP for accelerated development
Government has been asked to adopt the Facilitated Collective Action...
ACA team meets Similimi community over ECOWAS Court ruling amidst rich cultural display
Similimi Community welcomed Advocates for Community Alternatives...
Njala University in Sierra Leone benefits from ACA’s Community Science training
About 50 students and faculty members of Njala University in Sierra...
Sierra Leone Court of Appeal to hear Koidu Community’s human rights claims
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sierra Leone Court of Appeal to hear Koidu...
Financiers warned of huge risks to communities and biodiversity as Rio Tinto approves world’s biggest mining project
The Board of Directors of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is...
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