Golden Roots, a project for the governance and empowerment of women in the mining sector.
Artisanal mining in Chocó, Colombia is an ancestral way of life for the local population. Historically, this activity has been marginalized and often the miners have not had access to effective tools and resources to formalize and improve their working conditions,...
Community story: Nieves Villavicencio
Community story Perú: Nieves Villavicencio A transformation story Nieves Villavicencio has dedicated the last 17 years of her life to “pallaqueo” or mineral selection. In a mountain of wasted material, she selects and puts into a sack the rocks that still...
ARM at the 12th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains
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...