Strategic pillars

We defend the rights of communities affected by extractive industries. We have seen how extractive industries expose rural communities to an avalanche of rights violations which include land and water grabbing, water and air pollution and direct violence by a combined force of state and corporate power. Our work is guided by five strategic pillars.

01

Gender & Extractive

Strategic Objective: To improve safety for women and girls in communities affected by extractive activities

Areas of intervention:

  • Women and Ecofeminism Children’s rights

  • Feminist research

  • Gender and Environment

02

Climate Change

Strategic Objective: To build resilience and climate change adaptation capacity within communities affected by extractive industries in Zimbabwe. Areas of intervention:

• Anti-fossil fuel

• Renewable energy

• Loss and damage

• Policies and Strategies

• Capacity building

• Transparency and Accountability

03

Minerals Resource Governance

Strategic Objective: To promote transparency and accountability in governance of mineral resources in Zimbabwe. Areas of intervention:

  • Contract policing (consultation, EIAs, licensing)

  • Taxation

  • Government spending

  • Organised crime in the mining sector

04

Ecosystem: Wildlife and Forestry

Strategic Objective: To promote sustainable management and conservation of ecosystems for the benefit of local communities in Zimbabwe

Areas of intervention:

• Human-Wildlife Conflict

• Contract policing

• Wildlife and forest crimes

• Community resilience building

05

Land and Water

Strategic Objective: To promote equitable access to land and water resources for indigenous people in Zimbabwe

Areas of intervention:

  • Land rights

  • Water rights 

  • Land and water policies

  • Forced displacements

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