by webadmin | Apr 6, 2018 | ASM, News, Oceans & Fisheries
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...
by webadmin | Aug 1, 2016 | ASM
“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”....
by webadmin | Jul 31, 2016 | ASM
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...
by webadmin | Mar 22, 2016 | ASM, Natural Resources Governance, News
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...
by webadmin | Dec 25, 2015 | ASM, Natural Resources Governance, Oil & Gas
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...
by webadmin | Dec 25, 2015 | ASM, Natural Resources Governance
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...
