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Author(s) Title Number of Pages Date Augustine Boateng Effects of small-scale mining on the Environment in Ghana xx pages + x appendices 13 September 2018 Degree Bachelor of Engineering Degree Programme Environmental Engineering Specialisation option Waste and Water Engineering Instructor(s) Kaj Lindedahl, Senior Lecturer Illegal mining in Ghana has …
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The study sought to examine the effect of illegal gold mining operations on school dropout. A sample size of 102 participants was selected for quantitative analysis together with purposive sampling of 20 key informants for …
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Descriptive and systematic analyses were conducted. The result indicated that youth aged between 21-30 were most likely to engage in illegal …
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Table 1. Students' population by class 2.3 Sample size and sampling procedures Table 2. Demographic characteristics of the respondents Table 3. Factors accounted for students' engagement illegal gold mining Table 4. Effect of illicit gold mining on students Source: Municipal Education Directorate, Asante Akim Central Municipality, 2018 Table 5. . Trend analysis of …
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Galamsey among school going children and the youth, if left unchecked, will grow to destroy the moral ibre of our society since the youth constitute the soul and blood of the nation[51-53]. In the wake of inding solutions to ameliorate the ... impact of illegal mining on the environment and livelihood neglecting the speciic objective this study ...
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The high incidence of 'galamsey' or illegal mining in recent times, have been on several discussions and heated debates for some time now and has perplexed the minds of the general public in Ghana ...
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Collaboration between the government, mining companies, non-governmental organizations, and local communities is key to finding sustainable solutions to the illegal mining crisis in Ghana. By recognizing the scientific …
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Youth in Afforestation Program [YIAP]: Engages youth in afforestation and reforestation activities; According to the Ministry of Land and Natura Resources: ... The impact of illegal mining on Ghana's rivers is a …
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The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of illegal mining on the Ghanaian youth, using Kwaebibirem district in Ghana as a case study. The prominent of this activity in the district …
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The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of illegal mining on the Ghanaian youth, using Kwaebibirem district in Ghana as a case study. ... The study gives it main recommendation as the need for the government of Ghana to put measures to discourage the youth from illegal mining activities if the country wants to reap full benefits from ...
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A study on the impact of illegal mining on the Ghanaian youth indicated that because the work of illegal mining is difficult, they need to take in some drugs which will serve as catalysts or a stimulant. Thus, the youth tends to take in drugs like alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and other hard drugs to enable them to work hard for long periods.
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are to identify factors that trigger illegal mining; to identify social effects of illegal gold mining activities on inhabitants of Dunkwa-on-Offin; and to suggest effective ways in curbing illegal mining activities. Based on the approach to data collection, this study adopts both the quantitative and qualitative approach.
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Discourses on "illegal" or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our study, we present a counter‐narrative to the ...
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The devastating effect of illegal mining has attracted general concern with many calling on government to find lasting solution to the canker. Regardless, of the many efforts and policy interventions by governments over the past decades ... youth. Solving the high unemployment rate in mining communities and applying the law appropriately ...
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Afristar Foundation (2012): The History of Illegal Mining in Ghana, Accra Akabzaa, T. and Darimani, A. (2001), Impact of Mining Sector Investment in Ghana: A case study of the Tarkwa Mining Region, A Draft Report, Aryee, B., 2003a. Small-Scale Mining in Ghana as a Sustainable Development Activity: Its Development and a Review of the
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This article forms part of a series of reports that seeks to examine the effect of illegal gold mining operations on the Ghanaian environment. Video containing illegal mining activities in Ghana. ... as much as other social vices such as armed robbery and prostitution cannot be justified on grounds of high levels of youth unemployment. Facebook.
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The Impact of illegal mining activities on the School Attendance Rates 80% 77% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 14% 20% 7% 10% 2% 0% True Faily true Quite not true Not true Figure 4.9: The Impact of Illegal Mining Activities on the School Attendance Figure 4.8 above illustrates respondents‟ views on the impact of illegal mining on the school attendance ...
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On this ground, they recommended an intense mass education on the negative effects of illegal mining to be rolled out for especially males, heads, and the youth. ... and the youth ...
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The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of illegal mining on the Ghanaian youth, using Kwaebibirem district in Ghana as a case study. The prominent of this activity in the district triggered the researchers to undertake this study to expose some of its effects on the youth in the district which include destruction of farms, pollution of rivers and destruction of educational ...
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This study aims to assess the attitudes of mining communities towards mining policies and interventions in Ghana, and provide policy recommendations that may improve community-mining...
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The study sought to examine the effect of illegal gold mining operations on school dropout. ... This article contributes to evolving debates on Sierra Leone's post-war "crisis of youth" by ...
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2017). As a result, illegal small-scale mining activities increased after the legalization which was meant to regulate the mining activities to sustain the environment (Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, 2017). The illegal small-scale gold mining is termed as "Galamsey", which emanated
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Illegal gold mining is among the activities highly practiced by Ghanaian youth to sustain their livelihood [6, 1] but seen by most researchers as a threat to human and aquatic environments. Kar et al., [7] reported that anthropogenic activities such as illegal mining poses a threat to aquatic environments resulting in serious health problems.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of illegal mining on the Ghanaian youth, using Kwaebibirem district in Ghana as a case study. ... On this basis, this study recommends that the government should redirect the …
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Data analysis revealed that poverty and unemployment are the major reasons for which most of the youth go into illegal mining business. Beside these factors, some youth also venture into …
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This article compares and contrasts the pre-colonial methods of mining with modern artisanal or small-scale mining popularly known in Ghana as galamsey and also provide reasons to explain why...
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This study assessed the impact of illegal mining on school attendance and academic performance of junior high school students in the Atiwa West District of Ghana. Phenomenological research …
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The study sought to examine the effect of illegal gold mining operations on school dropout. A sample size of 102 participants was selected for quantitative analysis together with purposive sampling of 20 key informants for qualitative analysis. The study found that children engage in Illegal gold mining and subsequent dropout from school.
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This article examines the adverse effects of illegal mining on Ghana's water resources, highlighting concerns such as water contamination, ecological disruption, health risks, and economic implications. Water contamination. The most immediate and apparent consequence of illegal mining on Ghana's water resources is contamination.
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The research showed that minors' education is affected substantially, upon their participation in mining activities. Specifically, the most glaring effect was on their basic education...
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