Commodity: Gold

CHILDREN HAVE NO PLACE WORKING IN GOLD MINING

With the influx of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) for gold in West Africa, the number of children engaged in…

25 May 2023

Annual Report 2022 Out Now

Amidst increasing polarization and a fragmenting world, we continue to see progress and the impact of Solidaridad’s work in making…

12 May 2023

Patrick Schein: entrepreneur in precious metals and advocate for small-scale miners Patrick Schein:

Our director Jeroen Douglas had an interesting conversation with Patrick Schein. Patrick is French entrepreneur in the precious metals world…

21 April 2023

Price in global commodity value chains

What is the price of sustainability? And who should take up paying the price of fostering sustainable and inclusive global…

30 March 2023

Advocacy and collaboration yield results in push for sustainable value chains

Whilst civic space across the world has been under increasing pressure in 2022, leading to still greater inequalities, people continue…

21 March 2023

Global Annual Report 2022

Peru issues national policy for the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining sector

Peru has officially rolled out a national policy targeting artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM), an effort that originated in multisectoral…

27 December 2022

RECLAIM Sustainability! 2021 Progress Report

The RECLAIM Sustainability! programme is a partnership working to strengthen civil society and foster inclusive sustainability in global value chains.…

01 December 2022

Working towards self-regulation in small-scale gold mining in Kenya

In Kenya, artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs roughly 250,000 miners with women making up 40% of the total. Though…

16 November 2022

How can we unleash artisanal mining’s potential  to drive rural development?

A new study from Solidaridad assesses the main gaps and opportunities that artisanal and small-scale miners face in achieving better…

08 November 2022