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
Wacam,CEIA and CEPIL Develop Policy Brief on Mining
The policy brief developed by Wacam, Centre for Public Interest Law and the Centre for Environmental Impact Assessment highlights the weaknesses of mining sector policies and how these policies failed ...
Enhance Skills of Affected Communities to Explore Local Content Initiatives
Dr Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang of University of Cape Coast has recommended District Assemblies, Business Advisory Centres and NGOs, in collaboration with technical, technology, engineering,science-based tertiary institutions and intermediate technology transfer ...
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Wacam Holds Responsible Mining Forum
Wacam has held 2019's responsible mining forum under the theme '‘promoting responsible mining, the role of women''. The forum brought together diverse stakeholders with interests in mining and a ...
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Celebrating 20 years of Wacam’s mining advocacy: Achievements and challenges
The dictates of the third jungle boom (third gold rush) resulted in a technological change of the operations of mining in Ghana from underground mining to surface mining where large ...
WACAM advocates women’s empowerment in mining
Date: Nov 27 , 2019
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Wacam Sensitises Chiefs and Traditional Leaders of Patrensa on Mining Law
The Chief and elders of Patrensa community in the Asante Akyem Agogo Traditional Area were engaged by Wacam in a days’ workshop to sensitise them on their rights as earmarked ...
Wacam Dialogues With AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine On Community Concerns
Wacam and the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) with the mandate from a group of affected community people in Mankessim Ajopa and Teberebie in the Tarkwa Municipality are engaging ...
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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