Where We Work
One movement. Five regions. A coordinated front across the continent.
ERA's strength comes from its Regional Anchors — organizations designated to coordinate, represent, and advance the coalition's priorities within their sub-region, while staying tightly linked to the Secretariat and the Working Groups.
West Africa
West Africa
Regional Anchor
Plaidoyer Recherche et Renforcement de Capacités des ONG (PRONG), Guinea
Steering Committee
Saran Toure — Co-Chair
North Africa
North Africa
Regional Anchor
Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedom, Egypt
Steering Committee
Ahmad Abdallah — Chairman
East Africa
East Africa
Regional Anchor
Defend Defenders, Uganda
Steering Committee
Walda Keza Shaka
Central Africa
Central Africa
Regional Anchor
ACEDH, Democratic Republic of Congo
Steering Committee
Olivier Ndoole
Southern Africa
Southern Africa
Regional Anchor
Oil Change International, Eswatini
Steering Committee
Thuli Makama
The Architecture of the Coalition
How the Anchors Connect to the Working Groups
Each Regional Anchor stays tightly linked to the Secretariat and to the six Working Groups — creating a movement that's both locally rooted and continentally coordinated.
The Secretariat
Provides day-to-day coordination, strategic support, and institutional continuity for the entire coalition. Learn more →
Regional Anchors
Translate the coalition's agenda into sub-regional action, represent member organizations, and feed field realities back into the campaign.
Working Groups
Drive the specialized work — legal drafting, case documentation, advocacy, communications, defender protection, and resource mobilization.