A Network of Southern African Communities Living Near Mines
Artisanal Mining , A Blessing and A Curse – Kitwe Zambia By Nsama Musonda Kearns Voice Note 1 Greetings to you all dear listeners, My name is Nsama Musonda Kearns and I am based Zambia, I run a community based organization known as World Wide Care for Nature. Today am very delighted to be given this …
Nkana in Kitwe was one of the key mining centres in Zambia since the 1930’s. Communities were created by this industry which brought great wealth of corporations and the economy but hardships for local communities. With the decline of copper, a new problem has emerged with illegal and small scale mining. Monitors in Nkana West, …
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.
