What is the National Network of Women in Mining (NNWM)?
The National Network of Women in Mining is a movement of women involved in the mining activity in Bolivia, created to bring them together and secure their recognition across the nation. It also aims to raise awareness of their demands, progress, suggestions, and knowledge to develop sustainable actions.
How do we do it?
Training and Empowerment Workshops
We empower the women who are involved in the mining activity about their rights as a means of achieving a level playing field in the value chain
Impact
We raise awareness of their presence and demands before the cooperatives, government, and public opinion
Training of Agents of Change
We provide them with the tools so that they can become agents of change regarding the main issues affecting their communities
Sinforosa Rodríguez, the network representative in Potosí
The network has shown that there are women in mining and there are many of us. It has given us strength. We're not crouching anymore. We are raising our heads now. It taught us about the Law No. 348 and to value women within organizations and cooperatives
Committees
The NNWM is divided into the National Coordinator and four working committees:
Committee on Mining, Environment, and Water
Its goal is to reduce the impact of mining operations on their communities with actions that women can perform in their daily lives. In the same way, it promotes water-conserving activities, a resource that is scarce in mining communities.
Committee on Women's Rights
It enhances women miners' rights by promoting training workshops on domestic violence issues through the dissemination of Law No. 348 ``Comprehensive Law to Guarantee Women a Life Free from Violence.`` It also encourages women's empowerment on leadership issues in their communities and organizations
Committee on Mining Social Responsibility
This committee works together with communities developing educational, health, and infrastructure programs that benefit the communities themselves and the surrounding communities
Committee on Productive Alternatives for Mining
To diversify the women miners' incomes, this committee aims to develop productive alternative activities for mining.
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