Can Mining Dig Rural Women Out of Poverty in Ghana?

Mar 8, 2016 | Amani Mhinda
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Walking within the artisanal and small-scale mining population in Tarkwa, one of Ghana's principal mining regions, it dawns on me that the local population has walked a long way to be where they are.

Many of them come from different backgrounds and professions from across the nation. IIED hosted an "action dialogue" in Ghana with people working in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), which included visits to artisanal mines to hear the views of miners. I was struck that their story is not of despair but rather that of hope and commitment to fighting poverty.