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.

We won’t give Perseus Mining even an inch of our lands! – Breman Concerned Farmers warn

Concerned Farmers Association-Breman in the Upper Denkyira West District has warned that its members will not lease even an inch of their farmlands to Perseus Mining Ghana Limited (PMGL).

According ...

Wacam Plants Trees In Bono East, Eastern Regions On Green Ghana Day

Members of Wacam, a human rights and environmental mining advocacy non-governmental organisation (NGO), have planted trees to mark this year’s Green Ghana Day, held recently.

The tree-planting exercise was undertaken ...

Newmont puts Education of School Children in Asutifi North in Danger! — New Study Reveals

A new study of mining-induced impact on education in Newmont’s ‘fenceline communities’ in the Asutifi North District Assembly (ANDA) has revealed that the education of children in such areas is ...

Wacam, The Fund For Global Human Rights Provide Paralegal Training For Mining Communities In Ahafo Region

Wacam, in collaboration with The Fund for Global Human Rights (TFGHR), has equipped representatives of mining companies in the Ahafo Region with paralegal knowledge to guide and empower them in ...

Wacam, OSIWA Offer Training In Ensuring Transparency In Use Of Mineral Revenues For Mining Communities

Wacam has supported mining communities in Ahafo and Western Regions with training in ensuring transparency and participation in the use of mineral revenues at the district level.

The participants numbering ...

Wacam Launches Report On Apiatse Explosion

Wacam has launched a ‘Report on the ‘Apiatse Explosion,’ which incident ravaged the Apiatse community.
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The launch of the report, which came off at the Tomreik Hotel in ...

Wacam Unhappy With ‘Lack Of Transparency’ By Government On Appiatse Report

Wacam, an environmental mining advocacy non-governmental organisation (NGO), has registered its displeasure at what it says is the ‘lack of transparency’ in the government’s report on the Apiatse Fact-Finding Committee.

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