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...
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...
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...
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...
ACA supports Abuakwa South Assembly to render accounts to residents
The Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP) is the main tool being used by ACA to execute projects with its partner local authorities in Ghana.
ACA’s community advocacy yields positive results as George Asante is fully compensated by Kibi Goldfields
Mr. George Owusu Asante of Akyem Juaso, the National Vice-President of the Citizens Committee Network (CiCoNet), was in a state of disbelief when ACA’s Legal Officer, Mustapha Mahamah, broke the news to him that Kibi Goldfields Ltd (KGL) have finally fully compensated...
Training on air quality for CiCoNet members ends at Asiakwa
It was a mixture of education and entertainment as about 90 members of the Citizens Committee Network (CiCoNet) in Fanteakwa South, Abuakwa South and Atiwa West districts of the Eastern region were taken through a day’s training program on the basics of air quality....
Community-Based Facilitators in Nkoranza South share lessons learnt after training
Community-Based Facilitators (CBFs) play a lead role in the implementation of the Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP), which aims at strengthening local participation in the implementation of the medium-term development plans of some selected district and...
Government asked to adopt FCAP for accelerated development
Government has been asked to adopt the Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP) as the most effective tool in planning and executing development projects in the various district, municipal and metropolitan areas in the country. The call was made by Community-Based...
ACA team meets Similimi community over ECOWAS Court ruling amidst rich cultural display
Similimi Community welcomed Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) staff for a combination of jubilation and serious discussions on the outcome of a recent ruling by the ECOWAS Court of Justice, which condemned the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire for failing to halt the...