Empowering the Rural Poor to Fight Evictions

NMAP collaborated with Nigeria’s Social and Economic Rights Action Center to tell the story of a successful negotiation between the Lagos government, Chinese investors, and Nigerian villages, over the taking of the villagers’ land for a massive development project. Instead of simply painting the government officials as evil, this video will help SERAC convince other government officials in Africa to legitimize the idea that government officials can negotiate in good faith with poor communities.