Women and girls are also vulnerable to violence when gathering wood and other cooking fuels, leaving them to face the impossible choice between protecting their personal safety or feeding their families.

Women and girls are also vulnerable to violence when gathering wood and other cooking fuels, leaving them to face the impossible choice between protecting their personal safety or feeding their families.

by | Dec 3, 2019 | Success stories

The use of open fires and solid fuels for cooking is one of the world’s most pressing health and environmental problems, directly impacting close to half the world’s population and causing nearly 4 million premature deaths each year. Women and children are...
The role of women in the mining industry remain invisible, our contributions to the mining sector are masked by the dominant reflection of men’s roles in discussions of mining, thus erasing our participation.

The role of women in the mining industry remain invisible, our contributions to the mining sector are masked by the dominant reflection of men’s roles in discussions of mining, thus erasing our participation.

by | Nov 25, 2019 | Success stories

Women play a significant role in Mining as we make up around 30per cent of the total workforce, and up to 50 per cent in some regions. Although cultural and historical aspects have relegated our participation to the periphery, we have always been part of mining...
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