After completing the Australia Awards Mining Governance in Africa Short Course at The University of Queensland, Ruth Ngumba returned to Zambia to focus on increasing the local value of her country’s minerals.
“My supervisor had attended the same course run by UQ International Development a year before, and he said it was a career-changing experience,” Ruth said. A module on artisanal and small‑scale mining (ASM) significantly reshaped Ruth’s thinking, particularly through its focus on development minerals.
“I thought learning about mining governance in Africa could assist us as a country [in Zambia] to improve how we approach ASM.” “We have a lot of people participating in the ASM sector,” said Ruth. “But the government is not really benefiting from the activities that are happening, including the miners themselves.
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