WiM-Africa calls for education-led workforce preparation

From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) has stepped up its continental drive to prepare children and young people for responsible participation in Africa’s future minerals and natural resources economy.
The organisation reaffirmed the commitment under its Action Plan 2030 during a courtesy engagement with Liberia’s Ministry of Education, where it presented its NextGen programmes and explored opportunities for collaboration.
The initiative is designed to ensure that Africa’s minerals transformation goes beyond extraction, investment and exports to include deliberate investment in children, teachers, STEM education, TVET, girls’ leadership, environmental respo...