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Championing the Removal of Children from African Mine Sites: Our Mission and Passion
At WiM-Africa, our dedication to creating safe and equitable mining environments extends to one of the most vulnerable groups: children....


WiM-Africa and Responsible Mining Advocacy
WiM-Africa's mission aligns closely with responsible mining practices by prioritizing the well-being of artisanal women miners and...


The Cost of Gold: Child Labor in Burkina Faso
Running like a river beneath the sands of West Africa, massive rock strata laden with gold stretch from northern Ghana, across Mali and...


Let’s support women in artisanal and small-scale mining
They help provide materials for global technology, but at the cost of their health and safety. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)...


Poverty pushes Mayuge women, children into stone quarries
Dozens of women burrow deep in the caves while young boys hurl rocks out into the open where others wait to haul them to form piles. Read...


Why gender matters for the extractive industries
While studies have shown that a diversified workforce can bring significant economic benefits, women experience the greatest burden of...


Uganda and Women Miners
At sixty, Kyomuhendo doesn't exactly have the job profile. But she is one of around 3,000 people who have flocked to this gold mining...


IWD: Make mining laws, economic policies, gender- inclusive, MMC/IWoMA beg African Countries
The Minerals and Miners Center have called on African countries to Make mining laws and economic policies gender-inclusive. The Director...


MMC calls for safety of Women Miners at the grassroots/Mining Communities in Africa
During the miners meeting held to mark the international women’s day with representatives from Nigeria, Tanzania, Mali, South Africa and...


WIM-Africa/MMC stresses the need for safety training at Mining communities
Minerals and Miners Center, MMC and IWoMA, have emphasized on the need for safety training at the mining communities accross Nigeria. At...


Sierra Leone: Empowering Women in Sierra Leone’s Mining Communities
A bill to regulate mining in Sierra Leone has just been passed by its parliament and is expected to be signed into law by the president...


Tanzania Case Study-Unsafe, Unequal Working Conditions
In Tanzania, Women represent up to 50% of the workforce in mines, however their contribution is not fairly rewarded. Women miners lack...


Kenya Case Study- Fair Share for Women Miners
In Kenya, ASM sector employs over 10000 workers, majorly informal and majority of them being women. The mining sector has immense...
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