Draft Highlights – WiM-Africa Action Plan (2025–2030)

We are pleased to share the draft highlights of the WiM-Africa Action Plan (2025–2030) – currently under review ahead of our continental validation workshop this September 25th, 3;00 PM WAT.

🌍 What’s Inside the Plan?

📌50+ National Chapters empowering women-led cooperatives & safe mining zones

📌7-Point Program Agenda (7PPAs) advancing value addition, ESG, youth leadership, research, policy advocacy & digital influence

📌 WiM-Africa Institute for Leadership, Sustainable Mining & Value Addition with a multi-mineral beneficiation lab

📌 6 Regional Value Addition Hubs across Africa – Sierra Leone, Botswana, Tanzania, DRC, Morocco, and Ghana – covering gold, diamonds, gemstones, cobalt, copper, phosphates, and manganese

📌 $150M Implementation Framework aligned with AU Agenda 2063, AMV, AMREC, PARC, GEWE & AfCFTA

📌 🤝 Our Theory of Change

📌 Inputs → Leadership training, beneficiation labs, research & partnerships

📌 Outputs → Skilled women leaders, strong cooperatives, inclusive policies

📌 Outcomes → Thriving host communities, women-led value chains, climate-resilient mining

📌 Impact → A sustainable, gender-responsive & globally competitive mining sector for Africa