BURKINA FASO
The Democratic Youth Organization of Burkina Faso (Organisation Démocratique de la Jeunesse du Burkina Faso, ODJ) works to strengthen solidarity among Burkinabè youth and to improve their living conditions.
The General Confederation of Labor of Burkina Faso (Confédération Générale du Travail du Burkina, CGT-B) is a national trade union organisation. It brings together around ten professional federations and more than a hundred workplace unions across a wide range of sectors, including construction and public works, water and hydraulics, mining and hydrocarbons, health, education, agriculture, transport, food production, and energy.
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
The Observatory for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (Observatoire Ivoirien des Droits de l’Homme, OIDH) works to promote and protect human rights in Côte d’Ivoire and beyond. It focuses on raising awareness and strengthening the capacities of citizens, public institutions, and local communities on human rights issues, with the aim of preventing political and social violence.
The NGO Vivre Sans Violence (VSV) is an Ivorian civil society organisation dedicated to promoting peace and non-violence, with a mission to uphold the rule of law, good governance, human rights, and participatory democracy. VSV seeks to foster women’s solidarity through its program “Autonomisation Économique de la Femme par la Sororité” (Economic Empowerment of Women through Sorority), which aims to strengthen the economic resilience and leadership of rural women through training, information, and networking.
MALI
ASFA 21, the Association pour la Sauvegarde de Falea 21, is an organization dedicated to informing, raising awareness, and building the capacities of the people of Falea regarding the environmental and human rights risks linked to extractive industries (uranium, bauxite, copper, etc.) in their municipality.
Radio Libre KAYIRA is an important platform for information and civic-democratic education, contributing to grassroots development in Mali. It has built a strong reputation and popular support through its advocacy for the protection of human, political, and economic rights of working communities. Around its member stations, the network has fostered the creation of a vibrant associative, cooperative, and cultural movement.
NIGERIA
Integrated Centre for Social Development (Social Action) is a Nigerian organization dedicated to promoting resource democracy, social justice, and human rights. Its work focuses on sectors such as energy and mining, environment and climate change, trade, and public finance, including budgets and public debt.
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an ecological think tank, drives advocacy through knowledge by creating spaces for research, debate, and information sharing.
GHANA
The Ghana Congress of Trade Unions (TUC) is the main trade union organization in Ghana. It brings together eighteen affiliated national trade unions, each an autonomous body pursuing its own activities. The TUC is non-political and currently represents around 500,000 members.
NIGER
AEC (Alternatives Espaces Citoyens) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting an open, democratic, and inclusive society. Its mission is grounded in the principles of equal human rights, gender partnership, and solidarity among communities, all within the framework of a healthy environment.