June 2012
Since 2010 the Alliance for Responsible Mining and Fairtrade International have partnered to promote the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). The partnership, with Solidaridad as an allied, supports artisanal and small-scale miners in adopting best practice in social and environmental standards and becoming Fairtrade and Fairmined certified.
The initiative is now expanding into Africa, building on gained experiences and scoping work by some of the partnering organisations since 2007 and aiming to develop capacities within Fairtrade Africa around ASM issues.
The main purpose of the Africa Network Coordinator is to ensure that a strong network of NGOs, miners and practitioners committed to a common vision of responsible mining in the region is established in East Africa. Knowledge of artisanal and small scale mining is required as well as a fluent knowledge of English and Swahili.
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