Gorette Arinaitwe (l) and Anna Ampaire at work in an open cast gold mine at a site in central Uganda.
About
Professors and students at the Institute of African Studies are undertaking research on the gendered dimensions of women’s livelihoods in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in different countries in sub-Saharan Africa. ASM is a form of mining generally using minimal or semi-mechanization, and relying on large amounts of labour, supporting an estimated 100 million people worldwide. ASM has recently been described by the World Bank as “one of the most indispensable – if not the most important – rural non-farm activity in the developing world”. The research projects examine the gendered context of mining law and policy together with a study of the livelihoods of women in ASM against the back-drop of growing international attention and policy interventions on ASM, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
This research is in collaboration with colleagues in Africa and Canada.
Additional Resources
Women’s Empowerment, Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in “Conflict Commodities” (2014- 2017)
Gender and Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining: Kenya, Mozambique and Sierra Leone (2014-2021)
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L’exploitation minière artisanale et le genre
Les professeurs et étudiants à l’Institut des Etudes Africaines sont présentement engagés dans la recherche sur les conditions de subsistance des femmes et la dimension genre du secteur minier artisanal et à petite échelle (SMAPE, en sigle) sur le continent africain. Cette recherche est en cours de réalisation avec la collaboration des collègues en Afrique et au Canada. Les détails pour deux projets de recherche actuels sont énumérés ci-dessous.