Mining God’s way: towards mineral resource justice with artisanal gold miners in East Africa.

The daily livelihood practices of artisanal gold miners have social, economic, environmental, and governance impacts. Three situations were observed in East Africa, where interventions towards improving livelihoods or mitigating these impacts, have resulted in impasses. These impasses are engaged through practical theology and the thesis culminates in an understanding of just resource development as the appropriate means for mining God’s way, with mineral resource justice under God, as its particular ends in the situation.

Additional Info

Author(s)
Dr. Terry Garde, T. Garde
Publication Year
2020
Associated Partners
Oxford Centre for Mission Studies
Language
English
Publishing Institution Webpage
https://www.mdx.ac.uk
Data Source Classification
Academic Study
Research Type
Both
Research Methodology
Primary - INTERVIEW, Primary - OBSERVATION, Secondary - PREVIOUS RESEARCH
Thematic Tags
Economic, Access to Markets, Export, Social, Livelihoods, Technological, Equipment, Legal, Laws and Regulations, Environmental, Mercury
Minerals
Gold
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Last Updated
April 24, 2025