As part of the Somos Tesoro project, many activities were conducted during July aimed at promoting gender equality in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Boyacá, Colombia. In partnership with the Sogamoso Women’s Secretariat, a workshop on women’s...
“It is essential for not only national authorities related to the mining sector, but also for those linked to the environmental, labor and educational sectors, to get acquainted with the reality of ASM in order to support its sustainable development in the country.”...
The cooperative has been recertified under the Fairmined Standard for the fourth consecutive year. We are pleased to inform that the Cooperativa Multiactiva Agrominera of the Iquira municipality, located in Huila, Colombia, has been recertified under the Fairmined...
Different local and regional actors from Suárez (Cauca, Colombia) and La Llanada (Nariño, Colombia) involved in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) have been gathering since 2017 to define a shared vision for ASM and to see how the territories can be developed in a...
In September 2015, the international agenda for Sustainable Development was published. 17 Sustainable Development Goals were defined to guide nations on their path towards eradicating poverty and achieving “sustainable development in its three dimensions — economic,...