Community rights education and Empowerment
Organisation of mining, oil and gas communities and sensitising them on their rights and responsibilities .
Human rights Advocates
Advocating for the protection of rights and environment of marginalised mining communities
Environment and human health
We campaign for the protection and improvement of mining communities' livelihood
NGOs Call For Repeal of Section 17 of Minerals and Mining Act To Safeguard Water Bodies
Two civil society organisations (CSOs) have made a clarion call to the government to repeal section 17 of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) to help safeguard water ...
CEPIL, Wacam engage stakeholders on how to address human rights abuses in mining sector
Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), a not-for-profit organisation (NPO), has organised a stakeholder’s advocacy meeting on a policy brief that offer alternative solutions to policy gaps that have contributed ...
No juicy package would entice us to give our lands to any mining company!—Concerned Farmers in Breman reaffirm
[6:08 AM, 3/18/2024] Hummingbird: Members of the Concerned Farmers Association-Breman in the Upper Denkyira West District, Central Region have reinforced that they will not give out their lands to any ...
We’ve been totally sidelined! —Appiatse victims cry to government
A community engagement forum for the people of Appiatse in the Western Region has revealed the total sidelining of the community in the reconstruction process.
On January 20, 2022, Appiatse, ...
Wacam, A Rocha Ghana, others receive international praise
Three Ghanaian CSOs, Wacam, A Rocha Ghana and Nature and Development Foundation (NDF), have received international praise for their efforts in pushing for the repeal of the mining regulation on ...
Mining in forest reserves: CSOs petition Akufo-Addo, Bagbin
Civil Society Organisations CSOs) in the country have petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin over the revocation of a new Legislative Instrument ...
Wacam, 5 other CSOs participating in FAIR for ALL Africa Regional Event in Accra
About thirteen (13) countries involved in the FAIR for ALL Programme have converged on Ghana to participate in a regional learning event.
Over one hundred (100) civil society representatives ...
What we do
Our work is focused on community mobilisation, organisation and rights-based education for empowerment, at the local, national, sub regional and international levels to influence practices changes
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About Us
Wacam is a premier community based human rights and environmental mining advocacy NGO in Ghana with a community-based focus. Formed in 1998, Wacam has worked to respond to the social, environmental and economic problems that had resulted from the increased mining investment of the third gold rush. Our work is focused on community mobilisation, organisation and rights-based education for empowerment, at the local, national, sub regional and international levels to influence practices changes. With a modest beginning of work in eight communities in one region, Wacam is now working in over ninety mining affected communities in Ghana. Wacam has worked to share its experiences with CSOs, community groups and intellectuals worldwide. Our belief in the rule of law led to the use of court room litigation, representation and negotiations for affected communities. Wacam has made a number of submissions to regulators as our contribution for policy change and have served on a number of organisations including the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) at the national and international levels.
