Women in Mining Africa

What Women in Mining Africa does

Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) is a non-profit organization focused on the full inclusion, leadership, and economic empowerment of women across artisanal, small-scale, and industrial mining value chains in Africa. Registered as a US 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 30-1415668) and trademarked in selected African countries, the organization operates a chapter-based continental model with directorates, bureaus, and local chapters across more than 36 African nations, supported by registered offices in Lewes, Delaware (headquarters), Abuja (Nigeria), Freetown (Sierra Leone), and London (UK).

The organization's core deliverable is the 2025-2030 Action Plan, a five-year continental framework operationalized through seven program pillars: Women-Led Mineral Value Addition & Market Linkages, Women-Only Mining Zones & Cooperative Development, ESG & Climate Resilience, Legal Support & Policy Advocacy, NextGen Women Mining Leadership, the Research Data Knowledge Hub, and an Annual Safety Program. The WiM-Africa Institute serves as the educational and training arm. The plan is explicitly aligned with Agenda 2063, the SDGs, AfCFTA, and the Africa Mining Vision. WiM-Africa does not sell a commercial product and is not technology-focused; it operates as an advocacy, capacity-building, and policy-influence entity.

The revenue model relies on donations and charitable contributions (leveraging 501(c)(3) status), CSR and impact-fund partnerships via the 'Fund Impact' and 'Non Financial CSR Partnership' programs, and individual/organizational membership dues administered through an online portal. Strategic partners include Afreximbank, the Africa Business Council, and SADC Women in Mining. The organization is led by Executive Director Dr. Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji, recipient of the 2025 Women in Mining Award at the Resourcing Tomorrow Outstanding Achievement Awards in London.

Name

Women in Mining Africa

Legal name

Women in Mining Africa

Website

https://wimafrica.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) is a non-profit organization advancing gender inclusion, leadership, and economic empowerment for women across artisanal, small-scale, and industrial mining value chains in 36+ African nations.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Sector Advocacy and Gender Inclusion Services

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF)

Keywords

• Mining sector advocacy
• Gender inclusion programs
• Non-profit capacity building
• Women empowerment training
• Sustainable mining initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a registered 501(c)(3) charity in the United States with public charity status, WiM-Africa receives donations and charitable contributions from supporters.
2. CSR and Impact Fund Partnerships: The organization mobilizes resources through its 'Non Financial CSR Partnership' program and 'Fund Impact' initiative to support implementation of the 2025-2030 Action Plan.
3. Membership Dues: WiM-Africa offers membership programs through its membership portal for individuals and organizations to join the network.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) is a continental non-profit organization that delivers advocacy, capacity-building, and economic empowerment programs aimed at transforming Africa's mining sector through the inclusion, leadership, and economic participation of women across artisanal, small-scale, and industrial mining value chains. Its central deliverable is the 2025-2030 Action Plan, operationalized through the WiM-Africa Institute and seven continental program pillars, supported by a chapter-based network spanning 36+ African nations.

Product overview

Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of programs and initiatives rather than a commercial technology product. The core offering is the WiM-Africa Action Plan (2025-2030), a strategic framework operationalized through the WiM-Africa Institute and multiple continental programs including Women-Led Mineral Value Addition, Research Data Knowledge Hub, NextGen Women Mining Leadership, Annual Safety Program, Women Gold & Diamond Enterprise Masterclass, Women-Only Mining Zones & Cooperative Development, ESG & Climate Resilience, Legal Support & Policy Advocacy, Digital & Media Influence, and local Chapters. These programs work together to advance gender inclusion and economic empowerment across Africa's mining value chains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WiM-Africa Institute: Research and knowledge hub under WiM-Africa focused on capacity building and training.
• WiM-Africa Action Plan (2025-2030)

Products and services

• WiM-Africa Action Plan (2025-2030) A five-year continental framework designed to transform Africa's mining sector through the full inclusion, leadership, and economic empowerment of women across artisanal, small-scale, and industrial mining value chains. Operationalized through three Strategic Focus Areas and seven continental program pillars, and aligned with Agenda 2063, the SDGs, AfCFTA, and the Africa Mining Vision.
• WiM-Africa Institute Research and knowledge hub under WiM-Africa focused on capacity building, professional development, and training for women in Africa's mining sector.
• Women-Led Mineral Value Addition & Market Linkages Continental program supporting women to move from subsistence to profitable, formal, value-added participation in mineral value chains.
• Research Data Knowledge Hub Data and research initiative providing evidence-based insights on women's participation in Africa's mining sector.
• NextGen Women Mining Leadership Program mobilizing and developing the next generation of African women mining leaders through mentorship and training.
• Annual Safety Program Annual safety initiative focused on protecting women and girls in mining host communities.
• Women Gold & Diamond Enterprise Masterclass Specialized training program (masterclass) for women entrepreneurs in gold and diamond mining enterprises.
• WiM-Africa Chapters Network Local chapter network enabling women miners, professionals, and communities to organize at national and regional levels across Africa.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Afreximbank (African Export-Import Bank)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025Afreximbank has endorsed and aligned with the WiM-Africa Action Plan for Inclusive Mineral Development. The bank featured Maureen Nneka Mba, Head of the MANSA Digital Initiative, as a speaker at the WiM-Africa Action Plan Validation Workshop on 25th September 2025 to champion transparency, trade facilitation, and access to finance in Africa's mineral and mining value chain.
• Africa Business Council (AfBC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025H.E. Dr. Amany Asfour, President of the Africa Business Council (AfBC), served as a distinguished speaker at the WiM-Africa Action Plan Validation Workshop. As a champion of Africa's private sector development and regional integration, AfBC's leadership supports WiM-Africa's mission to empower women, transform mining host communities, and drive sustainable business ecosystems.
• SADC Women in MiningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNametso Ntosa-Carr, Chairperson of SADC Women in Mining, delivered a speech at WiM-Africa events, emphasizing regional collaboration and alignment of strategic initiatives across Southern African Development Community nations.
• African Countries Implementing PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWiM-Africa has established implementing partners across multiple African countries for program delivery and chapter development. The organization conducted multi-country consultations across more than 36 African nations to develop its 2025-2030 Action Plan.
• H.E. Dr. Mariem Mint DahflagshipOthersFirst Lady of Mauritania issued a historic declaration in support of WiM-Africa's mission, providing high-level political endorsement for gender inclusion in Africa's mining sector.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Fairtrade Africa / Fairtrade International (Gold): Fairtrade Africa runs certified artisanal and small-scale mining programs, including Fairtrade Gold, with explicit gender-inclusion components targeting women miners in West Africa. Directly comparable mission to WiM-Africa's Women Gold & Diamond Enterprise Masterclass and women-only mining zones programs and overlaps in donor ecosystem and African-ASGM geography.
• International Women in Resources (IWiR): IWiR is a newer global initiative focused on gender diversity and inclusion across extractives, with strong ties to industry-leading mining majors and the ICMM. It overlaps meaningfully with WiM-Africa's mission but emphasizes corporate-DEI benchmarking rather than grassroots chapter delivery, making it more of a complementary/emerging peer than a direct head-to-head.
• Impact (formerly Partnership Africa Canada): Impact (formerly Partnership Africa Canada) is a Canadian-based NGO focused on responsible mineral supply chains, conflict-free sourcing, and women's economic empowerment in African ASM. Operates in adjacent thematic space to WiM-Africa—same women-in-mining value chain, with overlapping partners and programmatic approaches.
• Solidaridad Network: Solidaridad is an international civil-society organization that operates supply-chain sustainability programs in mining, gold, and other extractives in Africa and globally, with similar grassroots-to-policy advocacy models and donor base (govt/multilateral/corporate). Comparable through its mining supply-chain programs targeting producer livelihoods and traceability, overlapping with WiM-Africa's mineral-value-addition and women-led-enterprise pillars.

Broad incumbents

• International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM): ICMM is the global industry body for major mining and metals companies and sets the social-license-to-operate and human-rights frameworks against which WiM-Africa's programs are aligned (e.g., host community protections, ESG). It is not a direct competitor but the primary standards-setting incumbent whose member companies are the most likely funders and clients for WiM-Africa services.
• UN Women – Africa Office: UN Women's Africa office runs continental gender-equity and economic-empowerment programs, including in the extractives sector, and is a major convener on gender-inclusion policy aligned with Agenda 2063 and the SDGs (the same frameworks WiM-Africa cites). Not a direct competitor but the dominant multilateral incumbent whose initiatives set the funding and policy ceiling for African women-in-mining advocacy.

Direct peers

• Australian Women in Mining (AWIM): AWIM is a national women-in-mining network operating through state chapters and corporate partnerships in Australia, a mature mining economy. Comparable to WiM-Africa in mission, chapter-model delivery, and corporate-sponsorship economics, though operating in a far smaller geographic scope and in a market with established mining ESG norms.
• SADC Women in Mining Association (SWIMA): SADC Women in Mining is a regional sister organization across Southern African Development Community states, with mission overlap on gender inclusion and economic empowerment of women in mining; its chairperson has spoken at WiM-Africa events. Operates in a clearly overlapping geographic and thematic lane with WiM-Africa (which lists SWIMA as a partner) and competes for similar donor and policy-influence attention within SADC.
• Women in Mining Canada (WIMC): WIM Canada runs a national chapter network with student chapters, mentoring programs, and corporate partnerships targeting women in the Canadian mining value chain—the closest large-scale national analogue to WiM-Africa's continental chapter model. Both organizations monetise via membership, sponsorships from mining majors, and capacity-building programs aimed at the same women-in-mining mission.
• Women in Mining (UK) / WIM International: Women in Mining (UK) is the founding Women-in-Mining organization, operating a similar chapter/membership model that spun out into WIM International, a global umbrella of national chapters. WiM-Africa is essentially the African continental analogue in this same network family, making WIM the most direct peer for benchmarking chapter structure, membership programs, and corporate sponsorship strategies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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