Client: Government of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Mines, Petroleum, and Natural Gas (MOMPNG)
Author(s): Dr. Jennifer Hinton, with contributions from Dr. John Tyschen, Yimegnushal Takele, Andualem Taye, and Adam Rolfe
The manual prioritises:
• Adult learning techniques that maximise participation and learning-by-doing; and
• A Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (K-S-A) approach to build capacity in technicalcontent while empowering participants by increasing their Knowledge and Skills to create gender-responsive trainers with the Attitudes necessary to support future actions.
The manual is intended for use by a variety of audiences to guide and supplement their work, whether directly or indirectly related to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM). A non-exhaustive list of the potential users is as follows:
• The ASM Department of the MoMPNG
• MoMPNG Directorates working closely with the ASM, Environment & Community Development, Gender, Artisanal Mining Production and Marketing, Public Relations and Communications Directorates
• Regional Mining Bureaus
• Local Woreda and Kabele Officers (Gender, Mining, Environment)
• Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Cooperatives / Women’s Economic Strengthening Groups
• Artisanal and Small-scale Communities