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Fairmined meeting Europe: The gathering of the “Fairmined family”
On 7 January 2019, a special meeting took place in Vienna, Austria. People from all over Europe gathered to talk about one of the most exciting...
The Alliance for Responsible Mining starts a project in Burkina Faso
The first of January, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) officially started a project in Burkina Faso. This one will run for three years and...
Days of reflection on the outlook of women miners on environmentally-oriented management and peacebuilding
On December 12 and 13 in Bogota, Colombia, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) held an event that focused on the outlook of women miners on...
Fairmined Connect, the new virtual tool of the Fairmined Initiative
In January, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) releases its new Fairmined Connect virtual platform to offer a better user experience to all...
Cauca-Nariño Regional Workshop: Experiences involving a connection between multiple stakeholders and the artisanal and small-scale mining sector
. The Cauca-Nariño Regional Workshop was held on December 4 and 5 in Popayán, Cauca, Colombia, and was attended by more than 50 people, including...
The Alliance for Responsible Mining opens a branch in Europe
The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) foundation opened an association in Europe composed by the 8 members of the board of directors of the...
Gender gap studies in mining: artisanal and small scale mining from a gender perspective
The purpose of the study (available in spanish) is to help comprehend gender inequalities in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) through the...
First exchange of women miners
From the 13th to the 16th of November the first exchange of women miners of the Boyacá department took place. Here, women were able to share...
“Swimming against the tide” – A story from a Colombian miner at the Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference
Rolberto Alvarez of the small-scale agromining association “La Fortaleza” from Nariño, Colombia, was invited to participate in the Chicago...
Working Towards the Implementation of Gender Equality in the ASM
On the 20th and 21st of October ARM organised a workshop on the participatory creation of tools and methodologies to encourage gender equality in...
OECD Due Diligence Guidance project activities
Delegates from the Organization for the Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) were in Colombia participating in various activities as part of...
National Committee, looking at the future of artisanal and small-scale mining in Colombia
“It is a very good opportunity for artisanal mining communities to show organizations that we have the skills and that we can make their commitments...
The Alliance for Responsible Mining attends EXPOMIN MAPE PERU 2018
From August 26 to September 2, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) attended the first miners’ and artisanal and small-scale mining fair...
Fostering a global discussion on Zambia’s artisanal and small-scale mining
Alliance for Responsible Mining’s Director, Yves Bertrán, attended the International Conference on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining & Quarrying...
CRAFT: a path towards responsible sourcing and progressive improvement in artisanal mining
The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and RESOLVE have released a code to facilitate increased responsible sourcing from artisanal miners, while...
New positions in the Board of Directors of the foundation
The first week of September the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) chose Felix Hruschka as the new president and Harbi...
First women miners’ gold sale as per the CRAFT Code: Passport to markets
A major milestone in Colombia and the world, which proves that access to the legal market under transparent conditions is possible in artisanal and...
MACDESA mining organization, they have done it again!
Congratulations on this new accomplishment, MACDESA. We are happy and proud to announce that Minera Aurífera Cuatro de Enero Sociedad Anónima,...
What did we get out of Somos Tesoro?
“Before Somos Tesoro arrived, we had a very different life,” says Mercedes Cárdenas, the female leader of the Guantó vereda, in Gámeza, Boyacá....
CRAFT Code released! A tool to facilitate the implementation of due diligence in artisanal and small-scale mining
CRAFT Code v 1.0 has been developed with a focus on improving artisanal and small-scale miners’ access to formal markets and supporting their...