ASM Archives - Friends of the Nation

‘Galamsey’ activities stalling Sustainable Fishery efforts

Despite an extended government ban on illegal mining and deployment of a joint taskforce to curb the menace, galamsey activities among communities on the River Pra are still prevalent and slowing down efforts to help regain Ghana’s depleting fish stocks. David...

SECURING A BRIGTHER FUTURE FOR YOUNG MINERS THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING & LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION

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“I gain only a small amount of money from engaging in illegal mining, sometimes I use all the money to go to the hospital when I fall sick”. “With this training, I am have gained new skills in soap making and I can use the money from this to finance my education”....

STAKEHOLDERS BRAINSTORM ON A ROAD MAP TOWARDS FORMALISATION OF ASM IN GHANA

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About 55 stakeholders from diverse backgrounds in the mining sector gathered in Tarkwa through an Action Dialogue to share ideas on a participatory and inclusive road map towards formalization of Ghana’s Artisanal Small-scale Mining (ASM) sector. The Dialogue was...

PRESS RELEASE – 16 March 2016

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MINERALS COMMISSION AND PARTNERS SPEARHEAD PARTICIPATORY REFORM IN THE ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING SECTOR While accounting for an estimated 34% of Ghana’s gold production in 2014 and the livelihoods of approximately 1 million Ghanaians (and a total 3 million...

2-DAY TRAINING FOR MEDIA & CSOs ON OPEN DATA AND EXTRACTIVE DATA ANALYSIS

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In collaboration with the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI),Friends of the Nation organised a 2- day (Nov. 16-17) training for 35 Media personnel and CSOs on Open Data tools and Extractive Data Analysis. The workshop was tailored to take participants...

National Dialogue on ASM

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Friends of the Nation in collaboration with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) will be hosting a 4-day multi-stakeholder dialogue on Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) in the Western Region of Ghana in January 2016. As part of this...