Promoting responsible gold panning in Burkina Faso

Financial partners :

Direction du développement et de la Coopération Suisse

Implementing partners :

Caritas Suisse

Artisanal Gold Council

ANEEMAS

Themes : Democracy and participation, Gold panning

Approaches : MaBYZ

Promote responsible gold mining at artisanal and small-scale mining sites in Burkina Faso, so that those involved in the gold production chain enjoy better services and working conditions, contribute to local development and are committed to reducing the sector’s negative impacts.

6,100 mining artisans; 500 vulnerable women working on mining sites; 80 ANEEMAS agents; 100 MaByZ children; 150 community and CSO players

ANEEMAS, in close collaboration with the contractor and project stakeholders, contributes to the improvement and adoption of regulatory texts favorable to MAPE.
ANEEMAS has the technical capacity to provide effective support to artisanal miners
Confidence among MAPE players and the role played by local authorities are improving
Local authorities are implementing mechanisms to increase investment (directly or indirectly) in the MAPE sector and mobilize more resources.
MAPE sector players are committed to the alternative treatment system models to toxic chemicals (mercury, cyanide, etc.) being promoted by
Measures to promote the human rights (including socio-economic rights) of children and women are implemented

Project news

Promoting responsible gold panning: local authorities equipped to draw up budgets and annual investment plans sensitive to small-scale artisanal mining (EMAPE) and human rights.

26.04.24

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“Strengthen the capacities of Presidents of Special Delegations (PDS) and financial STDs on the development of local planning documents, budget and annual investment plan sensitive to EMAPE, human rights and monitoring of their execution.” such...

Project to promote responsible gold panning (OR): stakeholders draw lessons learned from first year of implementation

23.02.24

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“Drawing lessons in a participatory manner on the achievements and shortcomings of the implementation of the OR project, analyzing the context and presenting the programming of activities for 2024.” This was the aim of the...

Project to promote responsible gold panning (OR)

21.09.23

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Regional technical workshop to launch the Central West and Central Plateau regions The stakes of small-scale mining are enormous. The Promotion de l’Orpaillage Responsable (OR) project was born to encourage responsible gold mining at artisanal...

BF1 reports on the inauguration of Guido’s mercury-free ore processing unit

20.01.25

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