STORIES & ADVOCACY
With our members and partners, we work to ensure that frontline communities have the information, power and resources to determine their own development paths, and to use their own voice to hold development banks and international companies accountable for their impacts on people and the planet.
Check out the latest updates on our work, find out about our latest campaigns and advocacy efforts, and join our collective campaigns!
Q & A with Tshimpidimbua Dieudonne, CRONGD’s Executive Secretary (DRC)
CSOs Letter to EBRD President on Egypt
Safety of journalists, COVID-19, and the role of public development banks
Covid-19 response in Myanmar: civil society organizations urge IFIs not to collaborate with the junta
Too little, too late: World Bank rents military land despite partial loans freeze, and MFI inaction risks legitimizing the junta
Our work in 2020: highlights, achievements, and next steps
Members Map
The Coalition has over 100 members based in around 50 countries.
Click here to check who our members are and learn more about their work.
OUR COLLECTIVE WORK
COMMUNITY RESOURCE EXCHANGE
The CRE is a system to facilitate collaborations and co-develop strategies with and among communities, who are defending their rights in the context of international investments and development projects.
DEFENDERS IN DEVELOPMENT
A global campaign to prevent and address risks that human rights defenders face when raising their voices about projects funded by development banks.
REGIONAL WORK
Together with our members and allies, we work at the national and regional level to strengthen capacity, coordination, and advocacy around development finance and human rights.
Toolkits & Guides
About Development Finance & the Early Warning System
![Children in Teluk Sepang, #Indonesia, are struggling to breathe. Fisherfolk are losing livelihoods. And a precious ecosystem is being destroyed. The cause is a Chinese-funded coal plant nearby, which is heavily polluting the air, land and water sources, and discharging hot water into the sea.
In this blog, our Community Resource Exchange partners Nukila Evanty @indigenouspeoplesinitiatives (IMA) and Ali Akbar @kanopihijauindonesia (KHI) share about their struggle for environmental justice and human rights, and their recent learning experience at the #RIMA conference - where they connected with other activists from across Asia who are seeking to hold Chinese financiers accountable.
Read more in their powerful blog [link in bio - check the "Stories" section in our website!]👇](https://rightsindevelopment.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)