Name: Mining Indaba
Start: 2026-02-09T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-02-12T15:30:00+02:00
Location: CTICC

Maureen Mwuese Mato

M&E Officer Ziva Community Initiative

Maureen Mwuese Mato is an emerging voice in community-centered development within Nigeria’s artisanal and small-scale mining sector. She works as a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL) Officer with Ziva Community Initiative, focusing on community engagement, accountability, and evidence-based programming.A P-FIM (People-First Impact Method) facilitator, Maureen has led community dialogues, supported gender-responsive trainings, and contributed to initiatives that promote safety, dignity, and resilience across mining communities. She is driven by a strong commitment to amplifying underrepresented voices and building partnerships that place communities at the heart of sustainable change.

2026 Agenda Sessions

Stronger Together in Practice: Building Meaningful Partnerships in Critical Mineral Communities

This session is designed to align closely with the Indaba 2026 theme, Stronger together: progress through partnership, while grounding the discussion in lived community experience from critical mineral regions across Africa. The focus will be on practical lessons, and constructive models for community–company–state partnerships in the critical minerals sector.

Tuesday 10 February 12:30 - 13:00 Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2)

Add to calendar 02/10/2026 12:30 02/10/2026 13:00 Stronger Together in Practice: Building Meaningful Partnerships in Critical Mineral Communities This session is designed to align closely with the Indaba 2026 theme, Stronger together: progress through partnership, while grounding the discussion in lived community experience from critical mineral regions across Africa. The focus will be on practical lessons, and constructive models for community–company–state partnerships in the critical minerals sector. Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg

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