New Toolkit Empowers Communities Against Extractives Industry Harm
Mining in Solomon Islands is expanding rapidly, often without free, prior, and informed consent from communities who bear the environmental and social risks. Photo by Alex DeCiccio, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International...
Part 1: The Challenge of Chaos
The Power of Structured Data: Transforming Advocacy Through Data Literacy In today’s world, advocacy organizations rely on the power of data to tell stories, drive change, and measure impact. Yet, many nonprofits struggle with the chaos of raw, unstructured data. This...
Systems Change Built on Trust, Time, and Partnership
At ICAAD, we believe systemic change grows through long-term, partner-led relationships. Our theory of change is grounded in relational systems transformation: listening first, co-building slowly, and moving at the pace of trust. This is what that looks like in...
What Happens When Communities Are Left Out
A new mining bill in the Solomon Islands reveals what’s at stake when communities are shut out of decision-making Right now, the Solomon Islands Parliament is considering a new mining law that could reshape land rights and resource decisions for decades. The Mineral...