Why Minelife?
Mining brings companies into close and prolonged contact with local (often geographically isolated) communities. Most mining companies already have in place budgets for poverty reduction and economic development, carried out directly by those companies or through independently managed foundations, but these are usually run independently and without coordination. This implies that efforts can be duplicated and resources wasted. MineLife is building a new, collaborative model for the mining industry’s engagement in socially responsible community development. Our members have been committed to providing health services and capacities for their workforces for some time, but increasingly realise that these services must be provided to the employees' families and broader communities. Once these community-based delivery capacities are in place, they can then be used as base from which a whole range of poverty reduction initiatives can be launched.
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Project Goals
Minelife is unique in the private sector because it goes against the grain of established business practice in that companies who are effectively competitors are collaborating on the social development agenda. There is no alternative if we want to have a meaningful impact.
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Minelife at a Glance
2 million Individuals potentially under the MineLife umbrella.
400,000 Ex-mineworkers associated with MineLife.
157,000 Direct mine employees on members' current payrolls.
250 Active projects collectively under development, implementation or at planning stage.
13 Countries in Africa with MineLife presence.
6 MineLife mining members.
3 Implementing partners.
0 profit all funding goes directly into projects.
$165bn Market capitalisation of Minelife membership.
A member of the Clinton Global Initiative
Company Members
Implemementing
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