A Network of Southern African Communities Living Near Mines
Problems arising from mining No agreement between the people from the community and mining community to consider problems and people’s concerns Pollution of community’s water and air The soil is polluted and land is taken by the mine The people are prohibited to pass certain areas in order to reach the rail station by the …
Relocations The consequences of physical relocation: loss of means of living difficult to obtain ownership certification people relocated to isolated camps far away from the big city Fungurume Environmental Pollution Consequences of pollution: poor soil abnormal shape of born babies despoliation of animals and vegetation as well Pollution of the rivers People lose agricultural land …
Explosives destroys houses Pollution Relocation Dust created by trucks carrying mine materials Unemployment due to the fact that artisanal miners were driven away by the mines and the mine does not employ local people. Social Problems sexual exploitation many divorces diseases children not going to school unemployment
Tunatazama is a southern African network of community organisations living near mines. This network is supported by The Benchmarks Foundation, Southern Africa Resource Watch, Zimbabwe Environment Law Association, Centre for Environment Justice, Associação de Apoio e Assistência Jurídica às Comunidades, Norwegian Church Aid - Tanzania, and the Maluti Community Development Forum.
