Mazingira Bora Initiative

The gold mining activities in Ikolomani have posed numerous effects ranging from landslides, death caused by sinking of mining shafts, food insecurity, and deforestation sexual exploitation of women among others. To address these issues, Mazingira Bora initiative aims to intersect the social injustices in mining sites and address them from climate action lens. The 1000 artisanal women and youth miners will get a need to make climate change in the mines their growing concern. The approach of working group and ambassadorship will aid in responding to increased cases of gender based violence against women small-scale artisanal miners. We foresee full participation of women and youth miners in the gold supply chain directly involved in leadership at the mine sites using their power to effect climate action and social justice in the mining sector.