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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Farming under pressure: How Orhuwhorun farmers discovered the secrets of their soil
In Orhuwhorun, urbanization is closing in fast. Farmland is...
Reviving the Soil: Farmers in DSC take science into their own hands
On the farmlands of the Delta Steel Company (DSC) estate, harvests...
Roots of hope: CiCoNet communities in Nkoranza and Osino plant for the future
In Nkoranza and Osino, members of the Citizens’ Committee Network...
20 community members complete legal training on land and property rights
Twenty representatives from some communities in the Eastern Region,...
ACA-PILIWA Moot Court Competition 2025 Kicks off
Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), in partnership with the...
Press Release – Zircon Mining on the Abéné and Niafrang Dune
On February 20, 2023, the company G-SAND SARL obtained a small-scale...
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