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.
What's New
2022 ACA Update
2022 was an amazing year, during which ACA’s internal investments...
Reclaiming farmlands destroyed by mining activities, Osino residents show the way
Published October 5, 2022 in The Daily Statesman, pg 10 Above:...
10 years on, Zoghota Massacre survivors still struggle to get justice
Survivors of an August 2012 attack against the village of Zoghota,...
NGO supports development in Fanteakwa
Published by the Daily Times Advocates for Community Alternatives...
PILIWA Annual Conference 2022
The Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa (PILIWA) is...
ACA rewards community members
In recognition of their exemplary roles in championing development...
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