Overview of the participants at the ProDHu-MAPE project launch ceremony.
In September 2021, the consortium composed by the Alliance for Responsible Mining in Burkina, Terre des Hommes, Educo, and the Tabital Lobal association launched the project Promoting Human Rights in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Burkina (ProDHu-MAPE).
Launching ceremony of the ProDHu-MAPE project. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
ProDHu-MAPE is a 2-year project with the objective of promoting respect for human rights through the improvement of the conditions of populations, directly and indirectly, involved in artisanal and small-scale mining.
Placed under the patronage of the Minister of Mines of Burkina Faso, the launching activity was attended by several civil society organizations and local and international development actors.
As part of this project, ARM’s mission will be to engage artisanal miners of the target communes in a process of legalization and formalization of their activity and in the progressive elimination of human rights violations.
Désiré Nikiema, National Coordinator of ARM in Burkina Faso speaking to journalists.
Mr. Wolfram Vetter, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union in Burkina Faso, speaking to the press at the launching ceremony of the ProDHu-MAPE project.