Prioritise Health and Educational Needs of Mining Communities

Wacam had a three-day workshop to build the capacity of mining community groups in three District Assemblies to engage their Assemblies in improving health and education within the districts. 

The ...

Associate Executive Director of Wacam Crowned Winner for Writers Project of Ghana Award

Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, the Associate Executive Director of Wacam has won the First Prize of the Abena Korantemaa Oral History Prize of the Writers Project of Ghana for 2020.

The ...

Unions Must Protect Workers From Exploitation – UNIWA Chair Madam Hannah Owusu-Koranteng

The Chairperson of the National Women’s Committee of the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA), Mrs Hannah Owusu Koranteng has advised trade unions in the country to come together to ...

Newmont Hands Over Resettlement Houses to Dormaa Kantinka Households

Twenty-five households in Dormaa Kantinka who were in litigation with Newmont Goldcorp Ahafo Mine over non-payment of compensation for the past eight years have received full resettlement of their buildings. ...

Tano North Farmers On Warpath With Newmont over unfair compensation packages but the company calls for calm

Story: Freeman KORYEKPOR AWLESU Back From Yamfo, Tano North, Ahafo Region,Daily Analyst newspaper

There seems to be a turf war stoking as residents, predominantly farmers at Yamfo, Afrisipa,Susanaso ,Techire and ...

Ghana Manganese Company Dragged To Court Over Unlawful Demolition

Some residents at Tarkwa Banso in Western region numbering about fifty-nine (59) have sued the Ghana Manganese Mining Company in the High Court of Justice in Tarkwa for unlawful demolition ...

Raising her voice- the case of Ms. Joana Manu

RAISING HER VOICE- THE CASE OF MS JOANA MANU OF WACAM
BY
EVA KOUKA AND HANNAH OWUSU-KORANTENG
Through the gender leadership development and the rights empowerment efforts of the then ...

Nkoranza Residents Prefer Agric To Leasing Farmlands For Mining & Oil Projects

Residents of Nkoranza North and South in the Bono East Region have reaffirmed their affection for agricultural activities as opposed to potential gold mining, and drilling of oil and gas ...

Mining of Atewa Forest: CSOs, Individuals Sue Govt

Seven Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and four private citizens have jointly sued the Government over the exploration and drilling of deep wells in the Atewa Forest Reserve.

Mr. Martin ...

Our Living Conditions Here Are Poor! Residents of Ayanfuri Resettlement New Site Cries Out But Perseus Mine Rubbishes Allegations

Mr Ali Issaka with his children at his house at Ayanfuri resettlement new site

A cross-section of inhabitants at Ayanfuri-Kakrayebedie, the farming and gold mining community in the Asuagyah South ...