Reports, advocacy briefings, and press statements from the communities WACAM works alongside.
Wacam has conducted women only focus group discussions in selected communities within and around the Ewoyaa lithium project area under the Feminist Mining Initiative. The programme is being implemented by Wacam in colla…
A multi-stakeholder forum held in Sunyani has recommended sweeping reforms to Ghana's mining laws and compensation framework following the presentation of a damning report detailing widespread human rights abuses …
This report, produced by the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) and Wacam, with support from Oxfam in Ghana under the Fair Finance Programme and the Alliance Fund, examines the environmental and human rights effects…
Community paralegals in Ghana have received intensive training on the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) and access to justice mechanisms as part of efforts to empower mining-affected communities to demand their ri…
Illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has become one of Ghana’s most urgent environmental, social and governance challenges. This paper examines how artisanal and small-scale mining has evolved from traditi…
Mining-affected communities have been urged to take the lead in protecting their own lands, water bodies and livelihoods from irresponsible mining activities, as concerns grow over the environmental and social impacts o…
In a bid to protect vulnerable mining communities from environmental destruction and rights violations, a team of women and youth leaders across the mining regions in Ghana have been empowered as frontline paral…
The devastating impact of mining on children, families and entire communities took center stage at a forum attended by Wacam and Faith-Based Organisations in the Sunyani Municipality recently. It was organised …
A four-day paralegal workshop aimed at equipping community members to fight injustice and address abuses in mining-affected areas has concluded in Fumesua, Ashanti Region. The workshop, which ran from July 15 …
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 equipping…
