The scars and devastating impact of illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey, are staring in the faces of residents of mining communities in the northern part of the country. While some residents, particularly illustrious young men are very often falling into abandoned pits and deep gullies, vegetative cover is […]
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TAMA Foundation organizes a paralegal training workshop for 50 participants from selected mining communities in the north.
Executive Director Center for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) Lawyer. Augustine Niber has taken a group of Civil Society and Community based Organizations and individuals from the 5 regions of the north through extensive legal training on mining laws, regulations, and policies. Engaging with the media, during a 2 days Paralegal […]
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TAMA Foundation trains over 300 community members in Natural Resource Governance
TAMA Foundation Universal, a Policy Think Tank based in Tamale, in the Northern Region of Ghana has trained over 300 Community members and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in natural resources governance across the five regions of the north. The move was to equip them with the requisite knowledge to effectively […]
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Forum to promote Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Ghana held in Tamale
A one-day forum aimed at promoting the sustainable use and management of mineral resources in Ghana has been held in Tamale. The forum was organized by the Foundation for the Transformation of Marginal Areas (TAMA Foundation) Universal, a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Ford Foundation. The meeting brought together […]
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CSOs in Natural Resource Governance demand wider stakeholder consultation on AGYAPA Royalties Deal
Civil Society Organisations(CSOs) in Natural Resource Governance in Northern Ghana, has urged the government to open up space for a broader conversation around the contentious AGYAPA Royalties Deal which is currently tearing the country apart. The Agyapa Royalties Deal started two (2) years ago when the Minerals Income Investment Fund […]
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UE/R : Stop your inhumane activities on residents – SRAN and TAMA tells Earl IN’T
Environment based Civil Society Organizations Savanna Research and Advocacy Network (SRAN) and Foundation for the Transformation of Marginal Areas (TAMA) have accused Earl International Mining company formerly Shaanxi for what they described as inhumane treatment on residents of Obuasi, a suburb of Gbane in the Talensi District of the Upper […]
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Forum to promote Sustainable Natural Resource Management in Ghana held in Tamale
A one-day forum aimed at promoting the sustainable use and management of mineral resources in Ghana has been held in Tamale. The forum was organized by the Foundation for the Transformation of Marginal Areas (TAMA Foundation) Universal, a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Ford Foundation. The meeting brought together […]
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A LAUNCH AND TRAINING WORKSHOP ON MAARO-NOYINE HELD AT TAMALE REGAL HOTEL
Tamale, Dec. 3, GNA – The Intamafoundation.orggratamafoundation.orgd Social Development Centre (ISODEC), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has launched the “Maaro-Noyine Elections Monitoring Portal” to help citizens to report and capture possible electoral violence and other irregularities. The portal, which can receive both image and audio reports, is to help election managers […]
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Enhancing The Capacities Of Mining Communities For Accountable And Transparent Natural Resoure Governance In Northern Ghana
TAMA Foundation Universal secured funding from the Fordfoundation to implement a project that will lead to transparent and accountable extraction of natural resources in Northern Ghana with particular focus on mining. The goal of the project is to ensure that the extraction and utilization of minerals resources is beneficial to […]
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Mobilizing, Building Partnerships And Capacities For Transparent And Responsible Natural Resource Governance In Northern Ghana
TAMA Foundation in partnership with the Fordfoundation held its first ever partnerships and capacity building workshop for civil society organizations with intamafoundation.orgrest and/or operating in Natural Resource Governance In Northern Ghana for the purposes of improving knowledge, skills, working relationships and collaborations to collectively deal with emerging issues of community […]
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