Enhance Skills of Affected Communities to Explore Local Content Initiatives
Dr Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang of University of Cape Coast has recommended District Assemblies, Business Advisory Centres and NGOs, in collaboration with technical, technology, engineering,science-based tertiary institutions and intermediate technology transfer ...
Wacam Holds Responsible Mining Forum
Wacam has held 2019's responsible mining forum under the theme '‘promoting responsible mining, the role of women''. The forum brought together diverse stakeholders with interests in mining and a ...
Celebrating 20 years of Wacam’s mining advocacy: Achievements and challenges
The dictates of the third jungle boom (third gold rush) resulted in a technological change of the operations of mining in Ghana from underground mining to surface mining where large ...
WACAM advocates women’s empowerment in mining
Wacam Sensitises Chiefs and Traditional Leaders of Patrensa on Mining Law
The Chief and elders of Patrensa community in the Asante Akyem Agogo Traditional Area were engaged by Wacam in a days’ workshop to sensitise them on their rights as earmarked ...
Wacam Dialogues With AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine On Community Concerns
Wacam and the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) with the mandate from a group of affected community people in Mankessim Ajopa and Teberebie in the Tarkwa Municipality are engaging ...
Let’s Protect Our Environment From Irresponsible Mining-DKA Austria Learning Exchange Participants
Participants of a learning exchange programme from Austria sponsored by an Austrian Organisation DKA are calling for communities to protect their lands from irresponsible mining. The participants are in ...
Wacam Engages Earmarked Mining ,Oil and Gas Communities
Wacam, with support from Trust Africa, organised a three-day workshop at Adwenpa Hotel Busunya from the 15th to 18th July 2019 for earmarked mining, oil and gas communities in the ...
Become Agents of Change In The Re-thinking Of Our Development
The Executive Director of Wacam,Mr Daniel Owusu-Koranteng has urged students privileged to be studying Archaeology to have a responsibility to become agents of the change in the re-thinking of our development ...
Promoting Women’s Participation In Extractive Industry Governance
The negative impacts associated with the exploitation of mineral resources cuts across gender groups in affected communities. Women, however, bear the rife of these ill effects. Compensation regimes do not take into ...