As part of our Mining.Better.Together campaign, launching in mid-2025, we're gathering voices from across the sector. We asked Faith Mutete, Founder and CEO of Women in Mining, Zimbabwe, "What does Mining.Better.Together mean to you?"—here's what she had to say.
To help address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Artisanal and Small-Scale (ASM) mining communities, the EGPS Multi-Donor Trust Fund organized a COVID-19 emergency response window in 22 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In Kenya, the World Bank built resilience among women miners through a range of education and training programs, activities, and access to trade opportunities.
The low technology, labor-intensive sector known as Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, or ASM, provides incomes for millions of people around the globe. There are approximately 40 million people directly employed in ASM in over 80 countries.