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Professionalising Artisanal Mining – Ensuring no Man, or Women, is Left Behind

What should be the vision for a sector that is currently highly informal.
Sectoral development means it’s increasingly capitalized and mechanized. How are these impacting women?
What does successful livelihood diversification look like?
Cash for development is coming from overseas and accelerating sectoral transformation – adverse social, governance and environmental impacts are affecting women more. What can be done?
How is the digitization of value chains affecting women and men artisanal and small-scale miners?

Tuesday 06 February 15:35 - 16:20 Stewards Stage

Sustainability Series

Add to calendar 02/06/2024 15:35 02/06/2024 16:20 Professionalising Artisanal Mining – Ensuring no Man, or Women, is Left Behind A major driver for employment (48+million people) artisanal and small-scale mining constitutes the second largest livelihood after agriculture. By investing in formalising and professionalising the sector working conditions and incomes can be improved – such investment, however, risks leaving some of the most vulnerable people behind. Stewards Stage Africa/Johannesburg

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Moderator

David Sturmes-Verbeek

Co-founder and Director Business Innovation & Fundraising, The Impact Facility (TIF)

Speakers

Business Development Manager , GemFair, De Beers Group

Benitha Tambwe

Expert-Head of Strategic Partnerships , DRC Ministry of Mines (CTCPM)

Kephers Kochuka

Chairman, Osiri Matanda Mining Cooperative, Migori County Miners Association (MiCMA)

Kevin Hamilton-Woods

Appropriate Process Technologies

Liang Wei Julie

Vice President ESG, CMOC Group Limited

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Venue

CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa

Dates:
3-6 February 2025