Women in Mining Africa

Women in Mining Africa is a non-governmental organisation based in London, United Kingdom working on gender equality, employment & skills, environment & climate +3 more.

Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) is a Pan-African nonprofit that combines a membership-based association of women in the mining sector with a continental programme delivery platform. It works across more than 36 African countries to advance gender equity, safety and economic empowerment along the mineral and mining value chain. Its activities include policy and legal advocacy for women miners, leadership development, women-led mineral value addition and cooperative support, ESG and climate resilience work, applied research through its Research & Data Hub, and programmes that protect children and women in artisanal and industrial mining host communities. Its flagship initiatives include the Voices of Children from the Pits programme, the NextGen Women in Mining initiative and the planned WiM-Africa Institute for leadership and sustainable mining. The organisation operates through a Five-Year Action Plan (2025-2030), a network of country-level and thematic chapters, and partnerships with governments, development finance institutions, universities and industry. It is registered as a public charity in the United States and in the United Kingdom, and is registered in selected African countries.