What We Do - Updated!!!

• We promote, together with communities, sustainable and equitable management of natural resources.
• We develop and/or influence natural resources and environmental legislation and policy frameworks, on a national, regional and global level.
• We enhance adherence to best practice Corporate Governance Standards (ethical and social responsibility).
• We ensure tangible, long term, sustainable benefits for local communities.
• We challenge the current political economy and conversion between state and private interests. 

OUR PROJECTS

IANRA Week of Action: In 2012, the First Annual IANRA Week of Action is taking place from 25-31 March. From South Africa to DRC to Kenya, IANRA national networks in 9 countries in Africa are holding various activities to highlight our call: "Without just and effective laws, leave our natural resources alone!" For more info please email Francis Ng'ambi, IANRA National Network Support Person at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Community Monitoring School: Community representatives learn to monitor, document and report on environmental impacts of mining in Malawi, Zambia, and South Africa, 2010-2012. For more information please email Brown Motsau of Bench Marks at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Road to Remedy Caravan: A participatory learning exchange programme. Mining community and NGO representatives from Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa traveled by road from Johannesburg to Mombasa, sharing information, advocacy strategies, and community impacts with mining communities in all four countries, 2011. This resulted in a report, booklet and video from the trip. For more information please email Anne Mayher at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Uranium Mining Research and Learning Project: This was a comparative study of uranium mining in Malawi and Zambia, with input from the Netherlands as well. For information please contact Rein Mwangonde of Citizens for Justice, Malawi at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

World Bank Policy Review and Critique: This project resulted in a paper which reviewed World Bank policies related to extractive industries. For more information please contact Rafiq Hajat, IANRA Chairperson and Director of Institute for Policy Interaction, Malawi at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Pan-African Parliament Collaboration: This project began in 2011, with dialogue between IANRA and the PAP Committee on Justice and Human Rights, to work toward human rights protection and promotion while at the same time promoting inclusive national development in Africa. For more information please email Anne Mayher, IANRA Coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

African Commission on Human Rights Advocacy: IANRA has begun having representation at the ACHPR official sessions, since October 2011. IANRA has also begun interacting and sharing information with the ACHPR NGO forum, the ACHPR NGOs working with the ACHPR Working Group on Extractive Industries. IANRA Has also began sharing more information with its members and partners on developments at the ACHPR, 2011-2012. For more information please email Anne Mayher, IANRA Coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .