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 ...
Repeal Mining in Forest Regulation 2022 (L.I 2462) Now! —Stakeholders charge government
Stakeholder organisations in the environment and forestry space have called for the immediate repeal of the Legislative Instrument (L.I) on mining in forest reserves, known as the Environmental Protection (Mining ...
Police arrest farmers for protecting farmlands from destruction by Newmont
The Tano North District Police have arrested four (4) farmers in Terchire in the Tano North District in the Ahafo Region.
The arrest of the four farmers—Silas Adjei Mensah, Beatrice ...
CSOs blast Newmont over arrest of farmers in Terchire
Four civil society groups (CSOs) have berated Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) for the arrest of farmers in Terchire, one of the host communities in Ahafo Region, to the mining ...
Wacam calls on media to be advocate for protection of rights of children in mining communities
A media and stakeholder’s forum has been held in Accra with a call on journalists to be advocate for the protection of rights of children in mining communities.
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.
We empower affected mining communities to demand the protection of their rights
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