Women in Mining Africa WiM-Africa

Women in Mining Africa WiM-Africa Moreover, we aspire to create a world where children are removed from hazardous mine sites, safeguarding their rights and well-being.

Women in Mining Africa (WIM-Africa) is a Pan-African organization committed to enhancing the arduous working conditions experienced by women artisanal miners in rural African communities. At WIM-Africa, we envision a future where women in the mining sector across Africa stand shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts, empowered, respected, and thriving. Our vision is of a mining industry t

hat reflects the diversity and inclusivity of society, where women play a central role in driving innovation, sustainability, and equitable growth. We also envision a world where every woman miner has access to the resources, opportunities, and support she needs to succeed, regardless of her background or circumstances. In our vision, gender equality is not merely an aspiration but a lived reality, ingrained in the fabric of the mining sector.

Today, the Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) Sierra Leone National Chapter hosted a strategic meeting with the Women E...
13/06/2026

Today, the Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) Sierra Leone National Chapter hosted a strategic meeting with the Women Environmental Programme Sierra Leone team at the WiM-Africa Sierra Leone National Chapter office.

The engagement focused on strengthening collaboration between both organizations in line with WiM-Africa’s Seven Point Program Agenda (7PPAs), with particular emphasis on women and children in mining communities, environmental responsibility, gender inclusion, responsible mineral development, and the contribution of Sierra Leone to the Africa Responsible Minerals and Gender Index (ARMGI).

Under the leadership of Dr. Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji , Executive Director of WiM-Africa, the Sierra Leone Chapter continues to build strategic partnerships that advance women, youth, host communities, and responsible mineral development.

We recognize the leadership of Priscilla Achakpa , Global Leader of Women Environmental Programme , whose work continues to advance women, environment, climate, and development priorities across Africa. We also appreciate the leadership of the WEP Sierra Leone team led by Ms Stalina PH Voegli and the coordination efforts of Priscilla Hawanatu Kamara , National Coordinator of WiM-Africa Sierra Leone National Chapter .

The meeting created an important foundation for partnership between WiM-Africa and WEP in Sierra Leone, especially around joint programming, advocacy, research, community engagement, women’s empowerment, child protection in mining contexts, and gender-responsive mineral governance.

We look forward to a strong and impactful collaboration that places women in mining, children, host communities, and responsible mineral development at the centre of Sierra Leone’s mining transformation.

🌍 Africa Day 2026 | Women Building Africa Through Mining ⛏️As we celebrate Africa Day, we call for stronger collaboratio...
26/05/2026

🌍 Africa Day 2026 | Women Building Africa Through Mining ⛏️

As we celebrate Africa Day, we call for stronger collaboration, responsible mining, value addition, youth inclusion, safety, gender equity, and sustainable development that truly benefits African communities.

The future of Africa’s mining sector must include African women — boldly, visibly, and meaningfully.

Happy Africa Day from Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa). 🌍✨

Partnership is not just about titles — it is about shared commitment, trust, and the willingness to build together.We ar...
24/05/2026

Partnership is not just about titles — it is about shared commitment, trust, and the willingness to build together.

We are proud to highlight two remarkable women driving the vision of Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) forward in Sierra Leone:

🔹 Naasu Genevieve Fofanah – Advisory Board Member, Sierra Leone
🔹 Priscilla Hawanatu Kamara – National Coordinator, WiM-Africa Sierra Leone Chapter

Together, they represent the power of collaboration and strategic alignment in advancing women’s participation and youth development within Sierra Leone’s gold and diamond sector.

From supporting partnership engagements and institutional linkages to coordinating the rollout of the WiM-Africa NextGen Programs for primary and secondary schools, their leadership is helping lay the foundation for long-term impact.

This is how transformation begins:
✔ Women working together
✔ Building structures
✔ Creating opportunities for the next generation
✔ Connecting local action with continental vision

The future of Africa’s mineral sector will not only be built in boardrooms or mining sites — it will also be shaped by leaders willing to organize, collaborate, and invest in people.

Sierra Leone is moving. 🇸🇱🌍

Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) continues to expand its continental presence and influence across key mining convers...
23/05/2026

Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) continues to expand its continental presence and influence across key mining conversations in Africa.

At the Sierra Leone Mining Week 2026, WiM-Africa is proudly represented on panel discussions through our Advisory Board Member, Naasu Genevieve Fofanah of Green Bank. Her participation highlights the growing recognition of the role of women-led leadership, sustainable finance, and inclusive sector development within Africa’s mining industry.

We celebrate Ms. Naasu Fofanah for carrying the WiM-Africa vision forward and contributing to important industry dialogue at one of Sierra Leone’s leading mining events.

A proud moment for the movement.The NextGen Anthem was played at the Sierra Leone Mining Week 2026, amplifying the voice...
23/05/2026

A proud moment for the movement.
The NextGen Anthem was played at the Sierra Leone Mining Week 2026, amplifying the voices, vision, and energy of the next generation of women in mining across Africa.

This is more than music. It is a statement of inclusion, leadership, innovation, and the future we are building together through the WiM-Africa NextGen platform.

Listen to the Anthem using this link https://youtu.be/9P8EOvuHUgE?si=_p5HJcwJ-VdzHPWu

The future of mining in Africa is young, bold, skilled, and inclusive.

Call for Expressions of Interest — ARMGI Technical Working GroupFollowing the dialogue at the Twelfth Africa Regional Fo...
23/05/2026

Call for Expressions of Interest — ARMGI Technical Working Group

Following the dialogue at the Twelfth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-12), Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) is pleased to open expressions of interest for an ARMGI Technical Working Group (TWG).

The Africa Responsible Minerals & Gender Index (ARMGI) is being advanced as an emerging accountability framework to support gender-responsive mineral governance, equitable benefit-sharing and measurable host community outcomes.

We are now inviting researchers, institutions, practitioners, mining companies, development partners and technical experts to help shape the next phase.

Areas of contribution may include:
✔ Indicator development and methodology
✔ Gender and social inclusion metrics
✔ Benefit-sharing and community outcomes
✔ ESG / responsible minerals frameworks
✔ Pilot partnerships and implementation pathways

This is intended as a collaborative, multi-stakeholder process to help move ARMGI from concept to practical instrument.

Interested in contributing or partnering?

Learn more about ARMGI and express interest here:
https://www.womeninminingafrica.com/programs-briefs/armgi-gender-index

From dialogue to pilots. From pilots to accountability.

The Work Begins: Pleased to have convened our UN ARFSD-12 side event on the Africa Responsible Minerals & Gender Index (...
06/05/2026

The Work Begins: Pleased to have convened our UN ARFSD-12 side event on the Africa Responsible Minerals & Gender Index (ARMGI) — positioning a practical accountability framework for responsible , gender inclusion and host outcomes.

The discussion reinforced a simple point:
🌍 Africa does not only need more commitments.
🌍 Africa needs tools that help measure whether are translating into outcomes.
🌍 ARMGI is envisioned as part of that solution.

The conversation now moves beyond the event toward:
• Building an ARMGI technical coalition
• Identifying pilot partnerships and countries
• Developing indicator architecture and implementation pathways
• Supporting , UN and partner institutions with a practical accountability instrument

This is not an endpoint.
It is the beginning of a longer institutional journey.
We welcome , partners, companies, and civil society partners interested in helping shape the next phase.

From an index to accountability.
Read More; https://lnkd.in/e2dcrGbm

30/04/2026

👉🏾 How can accountability frameworks strengthen protection, inclusion and equitable outcomes for women and vulnerable groups in mineral governance systems—and what role can ARMGI play?

30/04/2026

Gender. Safety. Accountability.

At the UN Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-12), one message was clear:

Responsible minerals cannot exist without protection, and inclusion.

In this powerful intervention, Celeste Louw brought a critical perspective to the Africa Responsible Minerals & Gender Index (ARMGI) dialogue:

👉🏾 How can accountability frameworks strengthen protection, inclusion and equitable outcomes for women and vulnerable groups in mineral governance systems—and what role can ARMGI play?

Her message reinforces a key truth:
If are not safe, included and protected—there is no responsible mining.

As ARMGI moves from dialogue to implementation, voices like Celeste’s ensure that gender is not treated as an add-on, but as a core accountability pillar.

▶️ Watch her full intervention
And read more here https://www.womeninminingafrica.com/programs-briefs/armgi-gender-index

30/04/2026

African Union Perspective on Critical Minerals and AfCFTA — ARFSD-12 Dialogue || At the United Nations Twelfth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-12), the African Union Commission voice on critical minerals and industrial transformation was clearly articulated.

Mr. Islam Swaleh, from the African Union - Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, Minerals (ETTIM), delivered a strong intervention emphasizing the importance of moving beyond extraction toward value addition, regional trade and industrialization—with particular reference to the role of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.

His contribution reinforced a critical point:
💥 Africa’s mineral future must not only be about supply to global markets—but about building integrated, accountable and inclusive value chains within the continent.
💥 As part of the Africa Responsible Minerals & Gender Index (ARMGI) dialogue, this perspective is central to shaping a framework that connects:
⛏️ mineral development
⛏️industrial transformation
⛏️gender inclusion
and measurable ⛏️ host community outcomes
⛏️💥 This is the direction.
From extraction → to value chains📌
From value chains → to accountability📌

From accountability → to inclusive development📌
📌 Watch his intervention https://youtu.be/YHLZz-ybvxg

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