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
Associate Executive Director of Wacam Crowned Winner for Writers Project of Ghana Award
Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, the Associate Executive Director of Wacam has won the First Prize of the Abena Korantemaa Oral History Prize of the Writers Project of Ghana for 2020.
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Unions Must Protect Workers From Exploitation – UNIWA Chair Madam Hannah Owusu-Koranteng
The Chairperson of the National Women’s Committee of the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA), Mrs Hannah Owusu Koranteng has advised trade unions in the country to come together to ...
Newmont Hands Over Resettlement Houses to Dormaa Kantinka Households
Twenty-five households in Dormaa Kantinka who were in litigation with Newmont Goldcorp Ahafo Mine over non-payment of compensation for the past eight years have received full resettlement of their buildings. ...
Tano North Farmers On Warpath With Newmont over unfair compensation packages but the company calls for calm
Story: Freeman KORYEKPOR AWLESU Back From Yamfo, Tano North, Ahafo Region,Daily Analyst newspaper
There seems to be a turf war stoking as residents, predominantly farmers at Yamfo, Afrisipa,Susanaso ,Techire and ...
Ghana Manganese Company Dragged To Court Over Unlawful Demolition
Some residents at Tarkwa Banso in Western region numbering about fifty-nine (59) have sued the Ghana Manganese Mining Company in the High Court of Justice in Tarkwa for unlawful demolition ...
Raising her voice- the case of Ms. Joana Manu
RAISING HER VOICE- THE CASE OF MS JOANA MANU OF WACAM
BY
EVA KOUKA AND HANNAH OWUSU-KORANTENG
Through the gender leadership development and the rights empowerment efforts of the then ...
Nkoranza Residents Prefer Agric To Leasing Farmlands For Mining & Oil Projects
Residents of Nkoranza North and South in the Bono East Region have reaffirmed their affection for agricultural activities as opposed to potential gold mining, and drilling of oil and gas ...
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.
