ACP - EU Development Minerals Programme

ACP - EU Development Minerals Programme The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme, implemented by UNDP is a capacity-building programme active in 10 ACP countries

The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is an initiative by the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, coordinated by the ACP Secretariat, financed by the European Union (EU) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and implemented by UNDP. The objective of this project is to foster the sustainable and inclusive development of the small-scale mineral resources industry in

ACP countries. The scope of the project is the low-value minerals and materials (LVMM) sector, which includes: construction materials; dimension stones; industrial minerals and; low-grade metals, minerals and preciousstones.

09/06/2026

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‘๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐“๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ญ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฅ:

Iโ€™m pleased to join the upcoming session, "Beyond Traceability: Can Digital Tools Truly Deliver Reliable and Responsible Mineral Value Chains?", taking place on 9 June at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam as part of the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) conference.

As demand grows for responsibly sourced minerals, the sector continues to explore how digital technologies can strengthen transparency, due diligence, and accountability across mineral supply chains. From traceability systems and digital records to mine-site monitoring tools and emerging blockchain applications, these innovations are reshaping how companies, governments, and development partners engage with artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).

At the Artisanal Gold Council, we have seen both the opportunities and challenges that come with deploying digital solutions in ASM contexts. Technology can be a powerful enabler, but its success depends on whether it delivers tangible benefits for miners and supports more inclusive, responsible, and reliable mineral value chains.

I look forward to exchanging perspectives with fellow panelists and discussing how digital tools can move beyond compliance requirements to generate meaningful impact on the ground.

๐Ÿค Speakers
- Uyanga Gankhuyag, ACP-EU-UNDP Development Minerals Programme, UNDP
- Jeannette Greven, TDi Sustainability
- Hans Merket, IPIS โ€“ International Peace Information Service
- Rene Roger Tissot, Artisanal Gold Council
- Maryia Vazmitsel, LuNa Smelter Ltd

The session is co-hosted by LuNa Smelter Ltd and moderated by Aleksandra Cholewa of TDi Sustainability, with opening remarks from Robert Pijpers of EPRM.

Today, our Programme Manager, Uyanga Gankhuyag, spoke at the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals conference in...
09/06/2026

Today, our Programme Manager, Uyanga Gankhuyag, spoke at the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals conference in Amsterdam, โ€œ๐ต๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ : ๐ด๐‘†๐‘€โ€™๐‘  ๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘‰๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘’ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ โ€.
The conference explored how artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) can be better reflected in mineral partnerships and contribute to more inclusive and responsible mineral value chains.

In her contribution to the session โ€œ๐ต๐‘’๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ: ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐ท๐‘–๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐ท๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘‰๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘’ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ ?", Uyanga showcased digital tools being developed through the ACP - EU Development Minerals Programme, implemented by United Nations Development Programme - UNDP, together with governments and partners, to support governance, inspections, learning and mineral market access in Zambia and Uganda.
Through a live demonstration, she highlighted how these tools can help strengthen oversight, improve access to information, and create new opportunities for connecting mineral buyers and sellers.

Detailed programme of the conference: https://rvo.swoogo.com/eprmbalancinginterests/programme



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14/05/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ | ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ
๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ

Today, another perspective in Insights, Experiences, Stories, our new series featuring short interviews where experts and practitioners from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific share experiences and perspectives about artisanal and small-scale mining.

This week, we hear from Wakiaga, UNDP Zambia Resident Representative:

โ€œ๐ผโ€™๐‘š ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ง๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆโ€™๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘.
๐ด ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘กโ„Ž, ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™.โ€

James highlights how inclusive mineral development is not only creating jobs, but also strengthening communities and connecting mining to the green economy and the green transition.

Want to hear more from James and other ASM experts and practitioners? Visit our website and explore the new section ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ :

https://developmentminerals.org/gallery/insights-experiences-stories-2/insights-experiences-stories-zambia-2/



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07/05/2026

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๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ—

Our new series ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  brings together short interviews where experts and practitioners from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific share experiences and perspectives about artisanal and small-scale mining.
This week, we hear from Christopher Musiime Byaruhanga in Uganda, who reflects on what guides his work with artisanal miners.
Chris, Programme Director at the Africa Centre for Energy and Mineral Policy (ACEMP), focuses on being mindful about protecting the environment and surrounding communities.
He reflects on how the environmental aspect of mining must be incorporated in the work with artisanal and small-scale miners, so that we can contribute to shaping a greener, more sustainable artisanal mining sector, one step at a time.

โ€œ๐ต๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜, ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ . ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ .โ€

Want to hear more from Chris and other ASM experts and practitioners? Visit our website and explore the new section ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ :

https://developmentminerals.org/gallery/insights-experiences-stories-2/insights-experiences-stories-uganda-3/



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30/04/2026

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๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ–

Our new series of ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  brings together short interviews short interviews where experts and practitioners from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific share experiences and perspectives about artisanal and small-scale mining.
In this post, we hear from Comfort Payolem in Uganda, sharing how miners can take simple steps to protect the environment around mining areas.

โ€œ๐ฟ๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  - ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘  ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.โ€

Comfort, founder of Atim Ki Kuma Quarry Mine, encourages miners and communities to take practical actions like tree planting and land restoration as part of responsible mining practices. Her experience shows how small steps can contribute to restoring mining areas and caring for the environment.

Want to hear more from Comfort and other ASM experts and practitioners? Visit our website and explore the new section ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ :

https://developmentminerals.org/gallery/insights-experiences-stories-2/insights-experiences-stories-uganda-2/



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๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ| ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฆ๐š๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ• In this edition of our new series of ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ ...
24/04/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ| ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฆ๐š
๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ•

In this edition of our new series of ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ , we bring together short interviews where experts and practitioners from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific share experiences and perspectives about artisanal and small-scale mining.
In this post, we hear from Thelma Nkowani in Zambia, reflecting on how formalization and training are helping women participate more actively in mining.

โ€œ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ด๐ถ๐‘ƒโ€“๐ธ๐‘ˆ ๐ท๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ˆ๐‘๐ท๐‘ƒ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ž, ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ , ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘—๐‘œ๐‘๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘ .โ€

As part of the Programme, miners are receiving training, organizing into cooperatives, and gaining new skills.
Thelma, Vice Chairperson of the Women in the Extractive Industry Trade and Value Addition Association of Zambia (WETVAAZ), has also been involved in training others in cobblestone paving technology, helping expand opportunities for women and supporting employment at the local level.

Want to hear more from Thelma and other ASM experts and practitioners? Visit our website and explore the new section ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ :

https://developmentminerals.org/gallery/insights-experiences-stories-2/insights-experiences-stories-zambia-thelma/



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๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ| ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ” Our series of ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  continues! In this ne...
16/04/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ| ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง
๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ”

Our series of ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  continues!
In this new series, experts and practitioners from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific share experiences and perspectives about artisanal and small-scale mining.
This week, we hear from Soumen Maity in India, reflecting on innovation and resource efficiency in the mining and construction sectors.

โ€œ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ, ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜๐‘ . ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘’๐‘”๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.โ€

Working at the Technology & Action for Rural Advancement- TARA, Soumen focuses on turning this challenge into an opportunity. By promoting the use of mining and industrial waste as alternative raw materials for building products, his work helps reduce environmental pressure while supporting more sustainable construction practices.
His experience highlights how innovation in Development Minerals can contribute to both environmental protection and long-term food security.

Want to hear more from Soumen and other ASM experts and practitioners? Visit our website and explore the new section ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  :

https://developmentminerals.org/gallery/insights-experiences-stories-2/global-and-regional/global-and-regional-soumen/



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๐Ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ง: ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ Last week in Cameroon, the ACP-E...
13/04/2026

๐Ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ง: ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ

Last week in Cameroon, the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme - UNDP, engaged with government partners, entrepreneurs, and local beneficiaries across the country to highlight progress in the Development Minerals sector.

Over the past decade, the Programme has:
โ–ช๏ธSupported the formalization of 80 artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operations
โ–ช๏ธTrained over 500 people in locally available construction materials (LCM)
โ–ช๏ธCertified 24 consultants to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) using the โ€œGrowing Your Businessโ€ (GYB) approach
โ–ช๏ธTrained around 300 people in the restoration of abandoned mining sites

By working closely with the Ministry of Mines, universities, and the private sector, the Programme supports both the sectorโ€™s development and small businesses to grow, create jobs, and make better use of local materials.
These efforts are contributing to a more inclusive sector - opening up more opportunities for young people and women - and showing that Development Minerals can be a real, sustainable business across Cameroon.



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๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ| ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐˜๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ“ Today, another episode of ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ , our new ...
09/04/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ| ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐˜๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž
๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ“

Today, another episode of ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ , our new series featuring short interviews where experts and practitioners from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific share experiences and perspectives about artisanal and small-scale mining.
This week, we hear from Yvonne Chileshe, reflecting on the growing role of women in value addition and beneficiation in the mining sector.

" ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ. ๐ด๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก. ๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก, ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘”๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›."

Speaking from her work at the OACPS Secretariat - Secrรฉtariat OEACP, Yvonne highlights how women are actively contributing to more inclusive and sustainable mining value chains. She also emphasizes that unlocking this potential requires targeted support - including access to finance, geological data, and training - to strengthen womenโ€™s participation and impact in the sector.
Her perspective shows how empowering women is key to building a greener and more inclusive mineral economy.

Want to hear more from Yvonne and other ASM experts and practitioners? Visit our website and explore the new section ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ :

https://developmentminerals.org/gallery/insights-experiences-stories-2/global-and-regional/global-and-regional-yvonne/



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๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ| ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ’ Today, another episode of ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ , our ne...
02/04/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ| ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ก๐ข๐ฆ
๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ’

Today, another episode of ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ , our new series featuring short interviews where experts and practitioners from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific share experiences and perspectives about artisanal and small-scale mining.
In this post, we hear from Ibrahim Djagra in Cameroon, discussing how locally available materials are used to produce bricks.

โ€œ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜๐‘  ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’, ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘˜๐‘ , ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘ .โ€

Ibrahim, founder of the Association of Dynamic Youth for the Emergence of Cameroon (AJDEC), highlights how using local clay and agricultural by-products can support construction while reducing environmental impact. His experience also shows how these materials can contribute to addressing housing needs while promoting sustainable use of Development Minerals.

Want to hear more from Ibrahim and other ASM experts and practitioners? Visit our website and explore the new section ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ :

https://developmentminerals.org/gallery/insights-experiences-stories-2/insights-experiences-stories-cameroon/



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