The Dynamism of ASM and Gender in Kenya: Final Reflections
Wrapping up this series of blogs, I know that I, and the members of our research team, have…
Gender in Artisanal Mining – A Complicated Picture
This is a jigsaw puzzle that keeps getting bigger. The supply chain in the artisanal mining sector in…
Women and Artisanal Mining: Thoughts on Trauma
These past few weeks have given me enough food for thought to last for a very long time.…
Women and Artisanal Mining: The Bottom of the Supply Chain?
It took me a while to realize what I was seeing. At the first artisanal mining site we…
Reflections on Gender and Fieldwork in Artisanal Mining in East Africa
From June 29th to July 3rd I participated in a training workshop in Kampala, Uganda, that was organized…
The Central African Republic: Losing Hope, Feeding Fear
There has been a steady stream of news from the Central African Republic (CAR) in recent months, at…