ACA is a U.S. and Ghana-based non-profit organization that puts legal and organizing tools in the hands of threatened West African communities. ACA is building an ecosystem of lawyers and other experts who collaborate with communities to defend communities’ rights and pursue their own vision of development in the face of destructive resource extraction operations driven by foreign investment. ACA helps mobilize communities to define for themselves a vision for the future that is appropriate for them. And ACA helps them fight for and reach that future through community-driven development planning, financial support, and legal assistance.