Country:

Guinea

Region:

Africa

Date:

October 17 - 31, 2018

Implementor:

Inclusive Development International (IDI)

Funding Amount:

$49,975

Details:

The objective of IDI’s SRM in Kitinian, Guinea was to support mediation between the mining company AngloGold Ashanti and the communities that were forcibly displaced because of the extension of the company’s mining operations. To do so, IDI hosted a four-day negotiation training and preparation workshop for 21 community representatives in which participants mapped a timeline of their interactions with AngloGold Ashanti, and better organized their requests and organization tactics. For community members to negotiate with AngloGold Ashanti from a position of strength, IDI led intensive capacity building and evidence collection efforts.

In total, IDI mobilized a petition of complainants with 300 signatures and spent some 90 hours in dialogue with the company in both pre-mediation meetings and formal sessions. As a result, there is a preliminary agreement between parties to address water access at the current resettlement site. Mediations have continued past the project end date, with the most recent session taking place on November 26th, 2018. In this session, the complainants hoped to address infrastructure issues, company transparency, compensation for loss of assets and income, and human rights abuses by the company.