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
Compulsory Land Acquisition Meets Community Resistance—Lawyer Afari
The Technical Director of Wacam, Lawyer Kwaku Afari, has attributed state compulsory land acquisitions for mining and oil/gas projects to growing community empowerment.
He credited civil society advocacy for ...
Stakeholders Lament Weak Mining Laws; Call for Immediate Review
Participants at a responsible mining forum in Nkoranza, Bono East Region, have expressed huge disappointment in Ghana’s mining laws, calling for an immediate review.
Despite amendments to the Minerals and ...
Stakeholders Slam Government's 'Mining Over People' Policy
Stakeholders Slam Government's 'Mining Over People' Policy
A multi-stakeholder forum in Accra on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, which brought together representatives from civil society organizations, regulatory institutions, community members, and ...
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Galamsey Now Explosive Threat To Ghana’s Security! —GCAG Warns
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) has warned that illegal mining was becoming an "explosive threat" to national security and cohesion.
The warning comes after a violent clash between illegal ...
Newmont Ahafo Mine Killings CSOs Call On IGP, Government To Act!
A coalition of civil society organisations and human rights defenders has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate the conduct of police personnel deployed to protect Newmont's ...
Call for Expression of Interest: Investigating Threats to Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society Organisations in Ghana's Tano North Municipality
Wacam, with support from Oxfam in Ghana, invites expressions of interest from consultants to investigate and produce a video documentary exposing threats to human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society ...
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.
