WRM Webinar: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Mining Sector

Organiser: Women’s Rights and Mining 
Date: 8 September 2020

Time: 15.30 CET
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SjOYhOKCT_Kvd5mZAy60Dg

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) is a grave violation of human rights. SGBV comes in many forms, ranging from pervasive harassment and discrimination to grievous acts of sexual or physical violence. SGBV continues to be a serious concern in the mining sector and in mining communities around the world

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In this webinar, held by Women’s Rights and Mining (WRM), we will zoom in on this concern in discussion with several experts from the field of gender and mining, focusing on the following questions:

• What is SGBV and how does it manifest in the mining sector?
• What are the drivers of SGBV in the mining sector?
• How are different actors addressing SGBV in the mining sector – and to what effect?
• The impact of COVID-19 on SGBV – how are actors adapting their strategies and what are the lessons learnt so far?

Our panel consists of four speakers:

• Adriana Eftimie, Senior Operations Officer at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group
• Fatima Vally, Activist at Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) and Women Affected by Mining United in Action (WAMUA)
• Emmanuel Ankamah, National Coordinator at Presbyterian Relief Services and Development (PRS&D)
• Sophie Rickard, co-author of the upcoming GIZ/WRM study: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Mining Sector in Africa: Evidence and reflections from the DRC, South Africa, Tanzania & Uganda

The webinar will be moderated by Jennifer Hinton, Advisor of WRM and Uganda Country Head at Jervois Mining Ltd.