Announcing Jonah’s Miners Report
As we remember our dearly departed colleague, Jonah Mngola, we are excited to publish his report on Artisanal Small Scale Miners, who represented his life’s
Category: Extractives
Through the lens of a woman film-maker at OI
I am told, I am the first woman to get inside a gold mine in Vihiga county, Kenya. In many parts of the world, women are not allowed to go anywhere near a mine because it’s believed that mining sites are men’s territories, so women are responsible for removing gold from the soil after the actual mining process. Women are kept away from the mine shafts; dark, dusty, claustrophobia-inducing holes that usually go almost a Kilometre into the earth. “It is not safe for a woman to go down there. It is just not done.”
What 2020 has taught us
What a year this has been! For many of us, this year has been an unparalleled horror show one that will not easily be forgotten.
Rest well, Jonah
In a small team, just like in a family, the loss of one member is felt in a huge way. Today, our family mourns the
Gender Dynamics in Mining: Why women don’t go into mines
In all mining areas, we found that mining work, in general, is gender-segregated – women will not go down a mine shaft to do the
Gold Rush: Artisan Miners battle with underground water in search of wealth
In the last few weeks, we have travelled to different parts of Kenya to meet with artisan miners and listen to them tell us about