1 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,200 Alliance for Responsible Mining 2 00:00:22,500 --> 00:00:25,660 Woman mineral selector – To be a woman miner is to be an enterprising (verraca) woman, a woman who is always looking towards the future. 3 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,460 For me, being a woman miner is very important, 4 00:00:36,460 --> 00:00:38,040 it’s a pride, 5 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:42,740 because it helps me to improve the economy of my home 6 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:46,600 and to improve a little the quality of life of my children. 7 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:51,400 Mining has been a tradition in my family; it comes from my parents and my grandparents. 8 00:00:51,940 --> 00:00:56,040 I am a fighter and I am eager to move forward. 9 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:04,519 Being a woman miner is not a bad thing as people use to say. 10 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,720 Being a miner is something to be proud of. 11 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:15,780 We are very happy to do this kind of work because we like it. We are women mineral selectors, we carry it in our blood. 12 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,919 The association has changed the way we work 13 00:01:20,460 --> 00:01:23,940 and our way of thinking. 14 00:01:23,940 --> 00:01:27,920 We used to feel invisible, 15 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:33,840 but thanks to the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) 16 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,580 and their support, we feel recognized. 17 00:01:38,140 --> 00:01:41,220 We are an association, and we are looking towards the future. 18 00:01:41,540 --> 00:01:44,500 Thanks to ARM we have been able to create our association 19 00:01:44,740 --> 00:01:48,699 and change our vision of being women mineral selectors. 20 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:53,560 21 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:59,140 Before we only had to search, grind and sell the gold, 22 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,239 we did not worry about the paying. 23 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,600 We settled for the money they paid us. 24 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:11,880 But thanks to the support and training we have received, 25 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,359 we saw that it was another opportunity 26 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,300 to make our work more valued. 27 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:24,620 We select the rocks that the miners do not use, 28 00:02:24,620 --> 00:02:29,500 then we have to dig a lot to find a small stone, 29 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,320 pick it up and make a bundle. 30 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:40,600 So, I think we changed and on behalf of my colleagues, 31 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:45,420 I can say we are grateful for the support they give to us. 32 00:02:46,180 --> 00:02:51,940 The most positive thing about working with ARM has been to change our way of thinking, 33 00:02:51,940 --> 00:02:53,940 to see ourselves as women mineral selectors. 34 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,600 We started receiving training from ARM 35 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,660 and we saw that the help was good for us. 36 00:03:02,420 --> 00:03:08,780 To be honest, when they came to the municipality we were not very convinced to work with ARM. 37 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,860 We did not want to start working immediately with them (ARM). 38 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:22,740 In the future I see myself having a company together 39 00:03:22,740 --> 00:03:24,820 with all women mineral selectors. 40 00:03:25,060 --> 00:03:31,060 My dreams are to train myself and to study. 41 00:03:31,540 --> 00:03:34,799 I hope all the women mineral selectors organize ourselves. 42 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:39,240 May women who cannot read or write, 43 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,579 could have the opportunity to study and be professionals. 44 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,920 Work in mining is like any other job, 45 00:03:46,180 --> 00:03:52,120 so we would like people seeing it like any other job. 46 00:03:52,860 --> 00:03:54,640 47 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,500 We are not afraid to show our work 48 00:03:58,780 --> 00:04:00,900 and we feel proud to be women mineral selectors. 49 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:04,739 Because of ARM we have been recognized 50 00:04:04,740 --> 00:04:08,640 and our rights are less violated. 51 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,600 Because if we are united, we can move on, we can do great things. 52 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,240 Thank you very much to ARM for supporting us 53 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:21,079 and we hope that they keep fighting with us to improve. 54 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:36,940 This project has been supported by The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM), which is committed to improving artisanal and small-scale mining practices and to connect miners with formal and responsible markets. 55 00:04:36,940 --> 00:04:45,200 EPRM financed the first phase of the project and keeps on supporting the second phase, contributing to the development of the CRAFT Code, the Passport to Formal Markets, and the implementation of a pilot in Colombia.