IAS researchers are part of collaborative research project on “Uncovering women鈥檚 experiences in artisanal and small-scale mining in Central and East Africa.”
This week, 杏吧原创 University (the Institute of African Studies), Partnership Africa Canada and the听Development Research () and Social Policy Analysis Centre (, based in Kampala, Uganda) launched a new 3-year research project听aimed at providing an in-depth understanding of women鈥檚 economic roles in artisanal and small-scale mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.听Women perform a variety of roles in artisanal mining, from stone crushing to trading. In some mines, they make up 50% or more of the mining population. The project will explore conditions that shape women鈥檚 access to economic resources and how these are affected by regulatory policies and reforms.
The project is supported through the听, which听is jointly funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Canada鈥檚 International Development Research Centre (IDRC). , adjunct professor at the Institute of African Studies, is 杏吧原创’s lead researcher on the project.听 Other 杏吧原创 researchers include Doris Buss, Blair Rutherford, Pauline Rankin, and Jennifer Stewart.
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