We Build People Power to Hold Mining Giants Accountable.

Our Grassroots Strategy for Change

Community Organising & Solidarity

We build strong, united community structures to resist divide-and-rule tactics and present a common front.

Women-Led Advocacy (WAMUA)

We amplify the critical voices of women, who bear the heaviest burden of mining's social and environmental impacts.

Monitoring & Evidence Gathering

We train communities to scientifically document environmental damage and social harms caused by mining operations.

Rights Education & Legal Advocacy

We empower our members with knowledge of their rights under the law and support strategic legal challenges.

Campaigning & Direct Action

We take community demands directly to the powerful through protests, petitions, and public awareness campaigns.

National & International Solidarity

We connect local struggles to a wider network of support, amplifying local fights on national and global stages.

Rights Education & Legal Advocacy

We empower our members with knowledge of their rights under the law and support strategic legal challenges.

Campaigning & Direct Action

We take community demands directly to the powerful through protests, petitions, and public awareness campaigns.

National & International Solidarity

We connect local struggles to a wider network of support, amplifying local fights on national and global stages.

Projects We have done

We are building a future where communities, not corporations, control their destiny.

Changing the Rules of Extraction: From Fossil Fuels to “Green” Minerals

South Africa’s green minerals boom is being built on broken coal-era laws. At Palabora, R278bn in profits delivered just 0.57% to communities. At Ikwezi, 84% were never consulted. This isn’t transition—it’s continuity disguised as change. Without new rules, extraction remains extraction.

Climate Op-ed November 2022

Notwithstanding the big talk and plans from the government- and corporate-driven summit circuit, no elite […]

Mining Affected Communities head to Parliament, and vow to stay until Parliament commits to meaningful engagements.

In the wake of the recent brutal rape of eight young women, the country has […]