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Meet Josephine and Zawadi: Women Artisanal Miners in Democratic Republic of Congo
IMPACT/Sven Torfinn English
This video tells the stories of Josephine Kibondo and Moza Zawadi, two women artisanal gold miners in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri Province. They share about their life as artisanal miners and, while they say it’s hard work, they rely on the income from artisanal mining to support their families.
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Downstream Buyer Support For Women Miners in Indonesia
CIRDI English
This report is part of a series entitled "Access to Finance for Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners: Imagining Alternatives and Creating Opportunities", which investigates how artisanal miners seeking to make the move to cleaner and more efficient production methods can access the capital they need under fair and inclusive terms
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Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Interventions for greater participation
IIED & IGF English
This case study highlights how to improve women’s participation in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), complementing the IGF’s previous report, Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Challenges and opportunities for greater participation.
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African Women in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
African Minerals Development Centre English
This Special Report highlights the significant, yet chronically underreported major role African women play in the sector, more so in artisanal and small scale mining (ASM). In Africa, the ASM workforce comprises no less than 40-50% women; this report highlights a selection of them in Ghana, Guinea and Tanzania, and reveals the key challenges that women face in the sector and what can be done to make it more gender-responsive
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Skills Building for Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
IIED & IGF English
Women play a crucial role in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). While their challenges in the sector have been studied extensively, increased effort is needed to create a more widespread understanding of their importance to ASM.
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Women of Gold
The Golden Line/Solidaridad English
This video tells the story of Anna, a female mine worker in Tanzania. Tanzania is the fourth-largest producer of gold in Africa. In Tanzania, approximately 25 percent of all people directly involved in artisanal and small-scale gold mines (ASGM), are women.
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