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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>BLESSING Hungwe Nharara\u2019s eyes sparkle as she recalls childhood trips to the river with her grandmother.<\/p>\n

Not for a picnic, but to mine for gold.<\/p>\n

She recalls watching her grandmother expertly sift the water with a winnowing dish, the glimmer of gold a promise of adventure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s when I fell in love with gold mining,\u201d she remembers.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to today, Nharara is no longer a curious observer.<\/p>\n

Now, she is a powerhouse in the industry, a small-scale, and recently addressed a United Nations General Assembly event discussion on Accelerating Women\u2019s Entrepreneurship Development in Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy contribution to this big conversation was rooted in my experience as an artisanal and small-scale miner, and the leadership role of assisting women miners to organise and make it difficult for policymakers to ignore their concerns,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are what we are because of the support from the government and the large-scale miners who have given us some of their idle claims for us small-scale miners to work on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her presentation in New York focused on five key pillars which are meant to help women miners in Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cOwnership and control of natural resources, particularly land and minerals. This is an area dominated by corporate and patriarchal power,\u201d Nharara says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is, however, a silver lining, though, in Zimbabwe large-scale mines are tributing the mining claims to promote artisanal and small scale mining.\u201d<\/p>\n

Human capital<\/b><\/p>\n

Supported by her son Panashe Muguza, a recently qualified mining engineer, she says this could help and solve the double challenge of formalising artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) through technical skills and address the issue of high unemployment rate among skilled youth.<\/p>\n

Her son\u2019s presence has also boosted productivity at the mine.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it is not about networking, then it\u2019s not working. Women require spaces to network, learn, and share experiences about entrepreneurship<\/p>\n

\u201cMining doesn\u2019t scare me,\u201d Nharara says with a grin.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I\u2019m on the job, it\u2019s like a second home. This should inspire a solution to solving the double challenge of formalising ASM through technical skills and high unemployment rate among skilled youth.\u201d<\/p>\n

She cited the Delve Exchange platform for miners by miners, as an example, which is meant to bridge this gap.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlone, one can go fast, but together, we can go far, borrowing from the wisdom of African elders,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Nharara\u2019s passion wasn\u2019t born solely by the riverbank.<\/p>\n

Visits to her gold-mining uncles in Kwekwe during high school fuelled the fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome classmates even lent me money because I always had a bit extra,\u201d she chuckles.<\/p>\n

Nharara\u2019s hustle started young. But her journey extends beyond personal success.<\/p>\n

Now a champion for women in mining, she\u2019s a patron of the Zimbabwe Association of Women in Mining Associations and a former secretary-general of Sadc Women in Mining.<\/p>\n

Currently, she\u2019s the regional knowledge exchange co-ordinator for Anglophone Africa for the World Bank\u2019s Delve Exchange programme.<\/p>\n

Nharara\u2019s story is more than just gold.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about a young girl captivated by the glint of possibility, a woman who carved her own path in a male-dominated industry, and a leader empowering others to do the same.<\/p>\n

Financial control<\/b><\/p>\n

She says although some small-scale miners do hit the jackpot, lack of financial control has been detrimental to the sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is common for gold miners to hit a jackpot. However, many times, the funds are squandered on luxury cars and beers,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money should be reinvested to enhance mechanisation and diversification from mining. Financial literacy is required. \u201d<\/p>\n

Technology<\/b><\/p>\n

Access to technologies is quite important in supporting women, she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough the Zimbabwe Association of Women in Mining Associations, we piloted the rehabilitation and repurposing of land into an avocado orchard,\u201d Nharara says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to Global Green Fund\u2019s support. A big thank you to the Ministry of Women\u2019s Affairs and UNDP [United Nations Development Programme] for supporting me to attend this wonderful event.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also thanked the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association for their support towards her achievements.<\/p>\n

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