CEJAD and Solidaridad facilitated the formation of the Artisanal Small-Scale Miners Association of Kenya (ASMA-K) to advocate for miners' rights and issues. It brings together artisanal and small-scale miners from all the mining counties in Kenya. The Association was officially registered in January 2023, with an office at Madini House. Since its establishment, the association has represented miners and articulated their issues at national and international forums including meetings of the Minamata Convention on Mercury and Mining Indaba.
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A new national organisation of miners was formed to champion their rights
CEJAD and Solidaridad formed the Artisanal Small-Scale Miners Association of Kenya (ASMA-K) in January 2023 to advocate for miners' rights. ASMA-K, based at Madini House, represents miners from across Kenya in national and international forums, including the Minamata Convention and Mining Indaba
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Under this program, CEJAD aims to eliminate the risk posed by exposure to lead in paints to women and children, and improve the regulatory frameworks to phase out lead in paint at national, regional and international level.
Our work under this program aims to promote the phase out of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) from use, especially in agriculture to protect human health and the environment. The use of HHPs is threatening the lives of vulnerable populations, food systems, biodiversity and the environment at large.
Our work under the Mercury Program aims to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds in line with the Minamata Convention on Mercury, a legally binding global treaty adopted in 2013. Kenya is a party to the Minamata Convention.
The Montreal Protocol, adopted in 1987, protects the ozone layer by regulating ozone-depleting substances (ODS), such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). It mandates the phase-out of CFC and HCFC production and consumption with specific timeframes for different Parties, based on their status as a developed or developing country.
Our work under this program aims to reduce the health and environmental impacts associated with waste and plastics throughout their life cycle. Over the years, plastic and plastic products have emerged as problematic and hazardous to human health and the environment.