by Richard | Sep 30, 2025 | Home Slider, Nigeria, Science, What We Do
What happens when students leave their lecture halls and step into farms, boreholes, and villages? At Delta State University in Abraka, Nigeria, they found out. A community science training workshop, led by Dr. Ibrahim, the main resource person, moved science beyond...
by Richard | Sep 30, 2025 | Home Slider, Nigeria, Science, What We Do
Across Nigeria, farmers face a hard choice. Chemical fertilizers boost yields quickly, but they are expensive and damage the soil over time. Organic manure is cheaper, safer, and eco-friendly—but many farmers doubt whether it can produce enough food. At the Delta...
by Richard | Sep 8, 2025 | CiCoNet, Ghana, Home Slider, Science, What We Do
In Nkoranza and Osino, members of the Citizens’ Committee Network (CiCoNet) came together to do more than plant trees—they planted resilience. Faced with hotter days, declining soil fertility, and shrinking green cover, these communities, supported by Advocates for...
by Richard | Sep 8, 2025 | Case Based Legal Support, CiCoNet, Community-Driven Development, Ghana, Home Slider, What We Do
Twenty representatives from some communities in the Eastern Region, where Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) operates, have successfully completed a three-day legal training program focused on land and property rights, as well as Ghana’s mining laws. The...
by Richard | Sep 3, 2025 | Cases/PILIWA Members, Home Slider, Nigeria, What We Do
Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), in partnership with the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative West Africa (PILIWA), is pleased to announce the inaugural edition of the ACA-PILIWA Moot Court Competition—open exclusively to law students from universities in...
by Richard | Aug 20, 2025 | Home Slider, Nigeria, Science, What We Do
When Paul Adjekota, a Science Fellow with Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), first visited Igbogidi in southern Nigeria, he noticed something alarming: boreholes drilled just a few feet from septic systems. Concerned about possible contamination, Paul shared...
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