Name: Six Days, One Handbook: Africa’s ASM Booksprint
Start: 2025-11-10T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-15T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Livingstone, Zambia

Nov 24

11 November 2024 - 24 November 2024

Training in Eco-Friendly Construction, Belabo, Cameroon

Dec 1

1 December 2024 - 7 December 2024

Uganda – Tanzania Knowledge Sharing Mission

Dec 2

2 December 2024 - 7 December 2024

Training in Production of Stabilized Earth Bricks in Dschang, Cameroon

Mr. Chacha Megewa (right), together with experts from the Mining Commission and the ACP–EU Development Minerals Programme, delivered on-site health and safety training for artisanal and small-scale miners in Dodoma.

May 13

13 May - 4 July

Environmental, Health, and Safety Compliance Training for Sustainable Mining in Tanzania 

Panellists taking part in a discussion on strengthening artisanal and small-scale mining during the Copperbelt Agriculture, Mining, Industrial and Networking Enterprise (CAMINEX) 2025 exhibition in Kitwe, Zambia. The session, organized by the ACP–EU Development Minerals Programme, featured Simukali Mulongwe, Tobias Musonda, Laurent Rudasingwa, Lyapa Manza, and Namakau Kaingu, and focused on policy reform, formalisation, and partnerships. Photo credit: UNDP Zambia

May 27

27 May - 29 May

Unlocking Zambia’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Potential at CAMINEX 2025

Business development experts – participants of the training with public authorities, trainers, facilitators, and the UNDP team.

Jun 16

16 June - 20 August

New Training of Business Experts in Cameroon: Building Skills to Help Small Businesses Succeed

A panel discussion with NEMC, the Mining Commission, and ASM representatives on mitigating the environmental impacts of artisanal mining.

Jul 24

24 July - 25 July

Empowering Women and Youth in Tanzania’s Artisanal Mining Sector

Group photo of training participants at Kabale University. In the picture are Mr. Humphrey Asiimwe, CEO of Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals, and Mr. Michael Musinguzi from Q-Sourcing – a human resource development company, among others. Photo credit: UNDP Uganda

Aug 14

14 August - 27 August

Equipping the New Generation of Miners in Uganda

Mission team with the CEO and COO of FMS Bakery and restaurant in Kitwe, with some of the products from their bakery displayed on the table. FMS is one of the shortlisted SDP suppliers based in Kitwe. Photo credit: UNDP Zambia

Sep 14

14 September - 19 September

Growing Local Suppliers for a Sustainable Mining Future in Zambia

A joint team of experts from STAMICO (State Mining Corporation of Tanzania) and the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is identifying the best local laterite soil for producing stabilized earth bricks in Dodoma

Sep 18

18 September - 20 September

Building Skills for Sustainable Development Minerals in Tanzania

Robert Smith, Nanise Soko, Rigieta Ravuiwasa and Wame Macedru at one of the sampling sites at Pleass Global in Nabukavesi. Photo credit: UNDP Fiji

Sep 23

23 September - 26 September

Raw Materials Assessment for Low-Carbon Cement in Fiji

Trainees construct a demonstration structure using stabilized earth bricks (SEB) on the University of Dschang campus during the ACP–EU Development Minerals Programme’s practical session on eco-construction Photo credit: UNDP Cameroon

Sep 29

29 September - 5 October

Eco-Brick Training for Young Women and Internally Displaced People in Cameroon

Six Days, One Handbook: Africa’s ASM Booksprint

Nov 10

10 November - 15 November