Development projects financed by IFIs/MDBs do not always bring happiness to host communities, and the latter very often lack the information on these infrastructure projects, the means and expertise to positively influence the conduct of these projects, and to hold promoters and investors accountable when they cause negative impacts on their rights, including the environment.

In this context, LSD provides support to communities in the areas of access to relevant information, capacity building on transparency and accountability policies to help them better understand their rights, support/advice in drafting, filing and following up complaints with the IFIs' Independent Mechanisms, and finally the creation of meeting and dialogue spaces with public and private decision-makers.