Recent Wins

January 13th, 2023

Korogocho, Kenya

Got heads of school to re-enroll children into school who had dropped out for financial reasons

January 18th, 2023

Cardiff, England

Forced rental broker to remove extra fees they were charging tenants

January 24th, 2023

Bristol, England

Won £10M in fire safety measures for tower blocks

February 15th, 2023

Toronto, Canada

Won $2M CAD in new funds for tenant support in City budget

February 17th, 2023

Norwich, England

Got cost-of-living vouchers extended

February 21st, 2023

Brighton, England

Kept Brighton's public toilets open

February 21st, 2023

Grenoble, France

Secured rat extermination, building repairs, water leaks fixed, and financial compensation for tenants

February 28th, 2023

Douala, Cameroon

Forced water company to connect residents to the water network quicker and extend the network

March 9th, 2023

Mumbai & Bengaluru, India

The Labourline, which ACORN India helps run, has tackled on ~5000 workplace issues reported by workers to date, winning settlements averaging almost $500 USD per worker

March 15th, 2023

Nova Scotia, Canada

Got rent cap extended through 2025

March 15th, 2023

Cambridge, England

Won reinstatement of the rooming house database

March 19th, 2023

Canada

Made the federal government lower the criminal interest rate for predatory installment loans

April 19th, 2023

Edinburgh, Scotland

Pressured council into passing increased restrictions on short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs

April 26th, 2023

Douala, Cameroon

Got the City to install road signs that warn people to drive slowly, in order to protect pedestrians

April 30th, 2023

Glasgow, Scotland

Got City Council to commit to fixing the streetlights in Govanhill

May 11th, 2023

Edinburgh, Scotland

Successful campaign to get Council to commit £3m to Edinburgh's parks

April 5th, 2023

Lyon, France

Won the commitment of a social housing provider in Villeurbanne to install a more efficient and less expensive heating system, a utility charge increase of 15% rather than the 50% originally proposed, and a direct communication channel for tenants.


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