Strategic dialogue session in Dakar, Senegal from 14-17 May 2012

"Thanks to Radio Muhabura, we now feel empowered to talk freely about water and sanitation. Previously, there were fears that exposing the challenges would be interpreted as criticising the government", Alice from Kisoro District in Uganda. ACORD in the South Western region of Uganda is making good use of...

Community members from Léré in Mali, which is one of the violence hot-spots. ACORD has suspended some livelihood activities until the situation becomes stable. Photo/Awa DIOP ACORD is deeply concerned over the deteriorating humanitarian situation following the Tuareg rebellion led by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad...

As the world celebrated the International Women's Day on 8th March 2012, all roads in Burundi were leading up to the summit of Mount Heha, the highest altitude in Burundi. ACORD together with women's rights organisations, the United Nations, the Ministry of National Solidarity and Gender, the diplomatic community,...

World Water Day 2012: Putting Food Security on the Agenda

News article: International Women's Day, 8th March

ACORD Team: Didacienne, Juliet Nakato, Ousainou Ngum, Annette Msabeni, Salina Sanou. The 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, from 27th February to 9th March 2012. The CSW is a functional commission of the...

Hearings at the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission held in Nairobi om 8 February 2012

World Social Justice day 20th February.

Fourth Ordinary International Conference on the Great Lakes’ Region Summit held on 15th December 2011 in Kampala, Uganda. ACORD with 11 other civil society and women’s rights organisations, issued a strong statement urging the Heads of States of the ICGLR to be on the front-line of the fight against sexual and gender based violence in Africa.