Mitanin community health workers in Chhattisgarh, India—seen here entering a local government building—are a bridge between community members and local public health services. Their action research looks at patterns of autonomous collective action on multiple issues beyond health. Credit: Rupesh Yadav

Community members displaced by an aid-funded industrial park in Haiti meet with local and international NGO staff to prepare their case for remedy. An Accountability Note documents their struggle and draws out lessons for others seeking redress for harm done by development projects. Credit: Accountability Counsel

Indigenous health rights defenders in Guatemala share information on the right to health with community members, as part of their multi-level work to advocate for equitable access of the indigenous rural population to public health services. Credit: CEGSS

Members of Multiply-Ed, a citizen-led education monitoring initiative in the Philippines, have worked to influence education policy by developing a shared agenda with a legislative oversight committee. Credit: Multiply-Ed

Migrant fishers and their union give their input to the revision of a law on the protection of migrant workers in Indonesia. The growth of fisher organizations like these is subject of a six-country study published in five languages. Credit: SBMI

In Colombia’s Pacific region, members of the Community Council of the San Juan River Region (ACADESAN) have worked to hold the Colombian government accountable for its commitments to protect them and their territories from the threat and risk presented by the ongoing armed conflict. Credit: ACADESAN

Smallholder farmers in the state of Guerrero, Mexico formed the Network of Ejido and Communal Commissioners and carried out a participatory, statewide monitoring and advocacy campaign to improve government implementation of a fertilizer program. Lessons from their advocacy are documented in an Accountability Note. Credit: Carlos García Jiménez