Senides Lucumi, women leader and mineral selector from Suárez, Colombia. She flew to France to talk about gendering in ASM in her territory. The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) attended the 12th OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains from 17-19 April...
Full reports of the research are now available on ARM’s website. Pact and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) formed a partnership to undertake the East Africa Research Fund (EARF) study on Understanding the Economic Contribution of Small-Scale Mining in East...
The multi-donor program is part of the the Alliance for Responsible Mining’s (ARM) Fairmined program which promotes an inclusive model of responsible artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) based on the Fairmined Standard. ARM has been working in the area since...
An example of female empowerment in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector After the women mineral selectors of Suárez (Cauca, Colombia) came together to reflect on their situation as subsistence miners, they agreed that they want their labor to be valued, that...
At the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), we recognize the importance of providing a quality service and transparency in the certification processes for the Fairmined Standard. Therefore, we seek out firms that provide auditing and certification services as...
