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Putting Leadership on the Front-line to End Sexual Violence

"There can be no peace without peace for women" The 4th Ordinary International Conference...

Tanzania: Supporting Small-scale Farmers to Build Skills in Food Processing

Monitoring heat level to preserve nutritional quality. Photo by Lokola Ndibalema. Building skills of...

Towards Zero Tolerance: Sharing Knowledge, Expertise to Halt the Spread of HIV in Uganda

ACORD in Uganda joined the rest of the World in commemorating the International World...

"United to prevent, end impunity and provide assistance to victims of sexual and gender based violence in the Great Lakes Region". The ICGLR Heads of States Summit on Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Kampala, Uganda, 15-16 December 2011.
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Pan African Policy Dialogue Meeting focusing on the role of non-state actors, Abuja Nigeria, 17-19 October 2011: ACORD stressed the need for small-scale farmers' engagement in the African Union's Comprehensive Agriculture and Development Programme. read more | communiqué

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Community social peace and recovery model
Practical handbook on a peace-building methodology.
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Protection and restitution for survivors of sexual violence
Studies  in countries of the Great Lakes region of Africa:
    DRC:  english  |  français 
    Kenya:  english 
    Uganda:  english

Iddirs beyond funeral
Iddirs, traditional burial associations, are an important part of the social fabric in Ethiopia's communities. This film shows community groups in Ethiopia coming together to contribute to development and social justice. Watch now...

Marching Towards Social Justice in West Africa. 
Follow the stories of people in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali and Mauritania and learn more about their efforts to uphold fundamental rights, in particular the rigth to food. Watch now...

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My body, my rights!

Globally, one in five women is likely to be raped or sexually assaulted in her lifetime. Violence against women pervades our lives and infiltrates our minds, beliefs and attitudes.

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ACORD publishes quarterly newsletters that provide updates of our development interventions across Africa. Read the e-newsletter December 2011, in PDF: english | français


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