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IFC Helps Advance Opportunities for Women Miners in South Africa
23 Jun 2010
IFC advisory services and investment staff in Africa and Washington have spent the last two years working with Lonmin to create an environment that will increase women’s role in the mining company's operations.

IFC Launches New Publications
5 Mar 2010

Please see below for recent publications launched by IFC.  Please send your comments or suggesstions to abhalla@ifc.org.


Applications open for Graduate Program in Community Relations (Resources Sector)
2010/11, The University of Queensland, Australia

The Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining would like to invite applications for next year’s intake into our innovative and highly successful Graduate Program in Community Relations for the Resources Sector). The program, developed as a result of a partnership between the Minerals Council of Australia and the University of Queensland, is targeted at those working in community roles within the resources industry. It will commence next year with an intensive week delivered in Brisbane in February, with the remaining core courses for the Graduate Certificate delivered remotely in online mode. Further details and contacts can be downloaded here.

Follow-up Workshop on Participatory Planning & Monitoring in Community Development Related to Extractive Projects in Ghana
May 26 - 27, 2009
Accra, Ghana
Follow-up workshop to reconvene multi-stakeholder teams including community development practitioners from extractive companies, local government, NGOs, and local civil society to share their experiences on participatory planning and monitoring.
Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry 2009
July 6 - 8, 2009
Queensland, Australia
The 2009 SDIMI Conference offers researchers and industry practitioners th opportunity to engage in dialogue about the future of the minerals industry and its contribution to society.