Kyeradeso Community inaugurates health clinic as culmination of ACA-led community mobilization
Over the years, the people of Kyeradeso have collectively walked hundreds of miles to other villages to get basic health care, but now they can finally give their feet and seek treatment at their very own community health center. On December 13, 2019, Kyeradeso...
LIBERIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Notes from the Field: Liberian communities taking development into their own hands In late March 2021, Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) embarked on a field mission to rural Liberia to assess its programs, support partners, and build new collaborations. The...
LAND ENCROACHMENT
LAND ENCROACHMENT AT JUASO, NWOASE, AND DONKRO NKWANTA. Advocates for Community Alternatives(ACA) partner communities in Ghana are facing land challenges by powerful actors such as mining companies and traditional authorities. They are, however, mounting a courageous...
CICONET TRAINING
CICONET UNDERGOES CONFIDENCE BUILDING TRAINING It is a bright Wednesday morning with the sun’s rays glimmering in Segyimase, a small community within the Abuakwa South Municipality. Famous for its gold, Osino, capital of Fanteakwa South District is a town located in...
Compensation Training at Juaso
ACA Legal Team Educates Juaso Victims on Mining Compensation Procedures as the Community’s Fight for Survival Continues. The community of Juaso seem to be re-living one of their worst nightmares. Within the past few years, most of them have lost an immeasurable...
Côte d’Ivoire : les victimes d’accaparement de terre et de dommages environnementaux portent plainte contre l’Etat de Côte d’Ivoire devant la Cour de Justice de la CEDEAO / Victims of Land Grabbing and Environmental Damage File Suit against Côte d’Ivoire in the ECOWAS Court of Justice
Simlimi et Abuja, 29 janvier 2021 – Frustrés par les années des pertes de leur terres, la destruction de leur environnement naturel, et les promesses de réinstallation insatisfaites, les habitants de la Communauté de Similimi dans le nord-est de la Côte d’Ivoire ont...
Victoire à la Cour de Justice CEDEAO: Le Tribunal déclare la Guinée coupable du Massacre de Zogota / Victory at the ECOWAS Court of Justice: Judges hold Guinea responsible for Zoghota Massacre
ABUJA, NIGERIA – 10 NOVEMBRE 2020 – Depuis plus que huit ans, les habitants de Zogota en Guinée Forestière poursuivent la justice pour le massacre qui a dévasté leur village. Aujourd’hui, ils peuvent enfin fêter le jugement de la Cour de Justice de la CEDEAO, qui a...
ACA Supports COVID-19 Prevention in Nkoranza South
As Ghana – like the rest of the world – comes to grip with the COVID-19 pandemic, ACA is doing its part to help our partner communities in Nkoranza South prepare for impact. In partnership with the Nkoranza South Municipal Health Directorate, we have supported...
Victimes d’un massacre minier et l’accaparement de terre entendues à la Cour de Justice CEDEAO / Victims of Mining Massacre and Land Grabs Heard at ECOWAS Court of Justice
LE 6 FEVRIER 2020, S’EST OUVERT A ABUJA LE PROCES CONTRE L’ETAT DE LA GUINEE ET L’ETAT DU NIGER. Ces plaintes constituent les premières que le Réseau PILIWA a introduite devant la Cour de justice de la CEDEAO. Les Mêmes Droits pour Tous (MDT), une ONG guinéenne, et le...
Italian energy superpower ENI and Nigerian community reach historic agreement to mitigate chronic flooding of village
Joint Press Release Port Harcourt, Benin City, Accra, Rome, Paris - 8 October 2019 — After years of battle, residents of the community of Aggah in Rivers State, Nigeria, finally have hope for relief from the floods that have plagued them for five decades, thanks to a...
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