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There are many ways to stand with the communities we serve. Choose the path that fits you.
Four Ways to Make a Difference
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Fund legal cases, community training, and field operations. Every dollar directly defends a family's land.
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Contribute your skills in law, writing, research, social media, or community organizing.
Sign the Petition
Add your voice to our call for stronger land rights protections in Ghana and the Global South.
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Share our mission with your network. Awareness is one of the most powerful tools for change.
Lend Your Skills to the Fight
We welcome volunteers with a wide range of skills — from legal research to social media management. Whether you are based in the U.S., Ghana, or anywhere else in the world, there is a role for you.
Are you a student seeking a placement? Explore student internships and ask about opportunities aligned with your studies.
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Student Internships at Land Rights Defenders
Students interested in Indigenous land rights, environmental justice, and nonprofit advocacy can inquire about project-based internships with Land Rights Defenders Inc. The work available changes with our programs and each student’s interests and skills.
Depending on current needs, a placement may include research and writing, editorial support, or outreach and communications. These are examples of possible work, not a list of positions currently accepting applications.
Research & Writing
Explore land rights, policy, and community-led conservation topics.
Editorial Projects
Support writing, editing, and preparation of mission-related materials.
Communications
Help explain advocacy work and connect with supporters.
Academic credit is possible only when agreed in advance with the student’s institution and Land Rights Defenders. Availability, supervision, schedule, location, and compensation are confirmed for each placement before it begins.
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This is an invitation to inquire, not an announcement of an open position or a guarantee of placement.
Add Your Voice to the Call for Justice
The 1,298.33 acres of Benimasi-Boadi Indigenous ancestral land — including the sacred burial grounds of Oheneyere Huahi Yaa Achama Tutuwaa, spouse of Asantehene Osei Tutu I — were never part of the original government acquisition that formed KNUST. The community holds unencumbered allodial title under Ghanaian law that has never been lawfully extinguished. Despite having no legal basis to be on this land, KNUST continues to encroach upon, develop, and sell portions of it to private third parties.
We call on the Government of Ghana and international human rights bodies to take immediate, enforceable action. A High Court trial is set for October 21, 2026 — Suit No. ASH/ADK/HC/E1/177/25. Every signature strengthens the case for justice.
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"Land Rights Defenders is defending Indigenous ancestral land rights in Ghana's Ashanti Region. 1,298 acres of sacred land are at stake — a High Court trial is set for October 2026. Support the fight: landrightsdefenders.org"
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Contact Us to Host an EventThe Last Guardian
of Ashanti
by Nana Kwesi Osei Bonsu
Founder & Executive Director, Land Rights Defenders
"The bloodline of King Osei Tutu, the legendary founder of the Ashanti Empire, flows through Nana Kwesi Osei Bonsu. But this heritage is not a blessing — it's a battleground."
This memoir begins with a painful childhood decision — to forsake one faith for another — which set Nana on a collision course with destiny and a deep-rooted betrayal. He tells a gripping story of a sacred covenant under siege, exposing the treachery surrounding the 1,298.33 acres of Benimasi-Boadi, an ancestral land granted by King Osei Tutu to his cherished consort, Oheneyere Huahi Yaa Achama Tutuwaa.
From the ancient rivers of his homeland to the harsh exile of a U.S. detention cell, Nana's journey is a powerful tale of resilience — a resurrection of forgotten laws, and a vow to protect his heritage.
Proceeds from book sales directly support Land Rights Defenders' programs and field operations in Ghana.
About the Author
Nana Kwesi Osei Bonsu is a seventh-generation descendant of the Ashanti royal lineage, born in Ghana and now living in exile. He writes to preserve his people's covenant of land and heritage.