Women’s Economic Empowerment
AWOME is working with women in mining and mining communities, our mission is to support women to achieve their full potential, to encourage & facilitate their active involvement in business, leadership and participation in the decision-making process. Bringing a change of mindset to society & empowering women to achieve gender equality. We believe healthy, educated and empowered women and girls can foster the changes needed to create empowered communities and consequently, a more sustainable and peaceful future for all, as envisioned by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
We are building capacities of women to embrace economic literacy and support and collaborate with grassroots women groups that participate and fight for social and economic development. Safeguarding women from vulnerability and establishing collaborations between women’s groups and financial institutions to enable women in the mining business to access the necessary finance and credit for their mining operations
Women’s rights
AWOME seek to address numerous challenges faced by women throughout the life course, including lack of official birth registration, lack of quality care and barriers to participation in education and employment. Gender-based inequalities, harmful norms, discriminatory practices and violence persist in mining communities. Complex development challenges and shifting politics are threatening the health and rights of women and girls. Progress in addressing gender inequalities has been too slow, in some areas progress is even being reversed to suit certain powerful groups.
We believe empowering women, girls and communities is an urgent priority requiring concerted action on several fronts, including to:
* Eliminate harmful practices, discrimination and violence against women and girls;
* Adopt laws, policies and social norms that enable women’s social, economic and political participation and provide equal opportunities for women, girls and communities;
* Invest in social, behavioural and community engagement research, policies and programmes;
* Increase collaboration and integration across sectors;
ensure health policies and programmes are gender-responsive and rights-based and prioritize those most in need;
* Track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
women in mining
Supporting women to achieve their full potential, to encourage & facilitate their active involvement in the mining business. Harnessing the economic power of women to see links available in extracting & processing minerals, in supplying mining chemicals & machinery, food, protective equipment and other services.
Promoting sustainable and responsible mining practices for development and eliminating child labour and violence against women.
women in mining communities
Empowering women in rural mining communities is key in promoting women’s sense of self-worth, their ability to determine their own choices, and their right to influence social change for themselves and others. Women’s empowerment equips and allows them to make life-determining decisions through the different problems in society.
Empowered women contribute to the health and productivity of whole families and communities and improved prospects for the next generation.
We invest in community engagement by facilitating dialogue between communities, women and local stakeholders to address the social, cultural, political and economic challenges faced by rural women.
Extractive Industry
Promoting women’s full participation in the Artisanal and Small-scale mining sector. The status of women at all levels of the artisanal & small-scale mining sector needs to be improved by ensuring that gender issues are considered in policy formulation & implementation.
Natural Resources Governance
Women are mostly left behind when decisions on how power and responsibilities over natural resources are exercised, how decisions are taken, and how citizens are going to benefit. AWOME capacitate women to participate in decision-making on natural resources governance. Properly managed, natural resources provide the foundation for maintaining and improving the quality of life for all in the society.
Women and men hold different roles and responsibilities, knowledge and experiences and rights and power when it comes to governing natural resources. In most contexts, women and men have varying levels of access and control over these resources. The diverse values and priorities related to natural resources between women and men derive distinct and vital benefits for livelihoods and ecosystems. This is why gender equality and social equity is important for natural resource governance.