Advocates for Community Alternatives helps West African communities that are threatened by the destructive impacts of extractive projects to take control of their futures. We help communities design their own sustainable development plans and bring them to life through advocacy, legal support, and technical expertise.
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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 for West Africa (PILIWA) and PILEX Centre For Civic Education Initiative-The Peoples Advocates, are embarking on health, social and environmental impact assessment of unchecked pollution in three...
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PILIWA, Caleb College of Law partner to groom students in public interest lawyering

The College of Law, Caleb University, Lagos, is collaborating with the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa (PILIWA) to groom its students in the act of public interest lawyering. As part of the grooming process PILIWA will facilitate the process to...
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Third Chiefs Council meeting ends at Asiakwa

A Chiefs Council Meeting has been held in ACA partner-communities in the Eastern region of Ghana to deliberate on planning, implementation and post-implementation stages of FCAP. This is the third time the council has met since the inception of FCAP implementation in...
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ACA appeals to district assemblies to intensify education on FCAP

The Director for Community-Driven Development (CDD) programs of Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), Nana Ama Nketia-Quaidoo (Mrs), has made a passionate appeal to ACA’s partner-district assemblies to be intentional about education and information sharing on...
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ACA supports Abuakwa South Assembly to render accounts to residents

The Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern region of Ghana has held its annual Town Hall Meeting at Kyebi to render accounts to the citizenry. The program was organized in partnership with Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), a non-profit-making...
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