Learn and let learn Boost the ASM sector by contributing to the knowledge pool

Learning Opens up the ASM Sector
Together with local partners – Responding to the challenge of   artisanal and small-scale mining in KBK Districts- Knowledge network can help!

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Learning Enriches the Sector Every Day

The Establishment of the project Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) communities in KBK regions of Odisha, India is made possible by funding from the World Bank`s Extractives Global Programmatic Support (EGPS) Multi Donor Trust Fund. EGPS supports resource-dependent developing countries to build extractive sectors that drive inclusive, sustainable growth and development and ultimately, poverty reduction.

https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/egps

Membership Become A Member Membership Registration In this platform we invite miners, entrepreneurs and others associated with the ASM value chain together to increase our solidarity, experience sharing, and lessons learned. We are interested to share our learning and learn from you to build a strategic and sustainable programme for artisanal mining communities in Odisha, India to cope with COVID-19 related impacts. You are welcome to contribute your blogs/stories/study reports/news/photos/videos/learning and training modules concerning ASM communities by emailing us to editorasmlg@gmail.com for publication in our forthcoming issues of ASM News Journal as well as in our website. You may send larger materials using Google drive. You may register here for membership of the ASM Learning Group: Membership Registration Form: Create an Account Complete the from Below to sign up for our service Apply For Membership

Why join our ASM Learning Group?

 

Together we will work for formalizing the ASM sector here and everywhere and up-lift.the condition of ASM workers with less voice.

What We’re All About

We invite miners, entrepreneurs, those in value chain and supply chain, mining companies, government mining department, local authorities, civil society organizations, financial institutions, universities to address the challenges in ASM sector

Tasks Ahead:

⦁ Formalization of this vast sector for KBK’s development
⦁ Engagement of ASM workers in policy process, decision making,
⦁ Engagement of ASM workers in supply chain and value chain development
⦁ Alternative Livelihood opportunities for ASM workers
Building cooperatives of ASM workers for lobbying and advocating their rights
⦁ Organizing Association of Women in ASM sector to claim their rights and entitlements

Our MISSION

Our mission is to build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence, in partnership with miners, entrepreneurs, mining agencies in private and public sectors, CSOs and others

OUR GOAL

Our goal is to achieve an enabling environment for the ASM sector, which provides secure and dignified livelihoods for vulnerable people involved in ASM activities. We will work for empowerment of ASM workers by promoting collaboration among sector actors, and to ensure sustainable development outcomes.

⦁ Establishment of new cross-sector networks (learning group) of ASM policy champions in India, who has the knowledge, tools and links to improve their organisations’ practices and influence
⦁ Strengthened knowledge among officials in key government departments about ASM, miners’ perspectives and effective interventions
⦁ Greater visibility and representation of ASM miners’ views in policy-making and public
⦁ Increased understanding, dialogue and co-operation amongst disconnected actors – between ASM and governments, ASM and large companies, and across the local-national-global
⦁ Vastly improved online access to information on ASM for a wide range of stakeholders nationally, globally and increased cross-country and South-South learning among programme participants 

OUR TARGET SUBSECTORS

Our target subsectors include gold, gemstones, construction materials (sand, stone, clay) and salt.

OUR TARGET AUDIENCE:

⦁ Government officials (mining, environment, health, women, local government);
⦁ ASM mining organisations;
⦁ Supply chain actors (processors, traders, buyers);
⦁ CSR managers in large-scale mining firms;
⦁ Donors with in-country technical assistance programmes;
⦁ NGOs, academic or technical experts involved in supporting ASM

Testimonials

Trusted by thousand of ASM workers, traders, entrepreneurs, researchers, lobbyists and advocates of miners’ rights.
Reena Pradhan, Entrepreneur

Trusted by thousand of ASM workers, traders, entrepreneurs, researchers, lobbyists and advocates of miners’ rights

Reena Pradhan, Entrepreneur
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“I am with a mission -: Building cooperatives of ASM workers for lobbying and advocating their rights & Organizing Association of Women in ASM sector to claim their rights and entitlements.”

“I am with a mission -: Building cooperatives of ASM workers for lobbying and advocating their rights & Organizing Association of Women in ASM sector to claim their rights and entitlements.”

Mitrabhanu Mishra, Advocate

5/5
saurav

“It will be easier to share and access research data and tools in ASM sector.”

Saurav Dash, Researcher

5/5

“For me formalization of the sector is critical and I like their initiatives.”

K Dandasena, ASM Community Leader

5/5