Youth Threaten Massive Demo Against Newmont For Failing To Implement Recommendations
The leadership of the Coalition of Concerned Youth of the five communities affected by mining in the Newmont Ahafo Mines Area have accused Newmont Ghana Gold Limited of failing to ...
Politicisation of Galamsey fight will collapse Ghana
The Associate Executive Director of Wacam, Mrs. Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, has cautioned politicians and Ghanaian mining communities over the politicisation of the campaigns and fight against illegal mining (galamsey).
She said ...
Wacam says, government has a major responsibility to protect Ghana's forest reserves and the environment in general.
According to WACAM, prioritizing the profiting business of mining to the neglect of ...
Wacam and the Centre for Environmental Impact Analysis are calling on the government and citizens to protect our water resources destruction by irresponsible mining operations from “Galamsey” actors and multinational mining ...
Wacam Donates Covid19 Prevention Items to Women in Mining communities.
Wacam with support from Oxfam Ghana distributed food items and personal protective equipment to approximately 800 women in earmarked and affected mining communities in 8 Municipal/District Assemblies to reduce the ...
Prioritise Health and Educational Needs of Mining Communities
Wacam had a three-day workshop to build the capacity of mining community groups in three District Assemblies to engage their Assemblies in improving health and education within the districts.
The ...
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.
The ...
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. ...