Led by Project Director Prof. Richard Saunders of York University, the project team includes 6 co-applicants, 14 collaborators, and over 20 research assistants spread across sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe, and Canada.

The Project Director and co-applicants provide the partnership’s core intellectual leadership, identifying key research and knowledge gaps, overseeing research design and supervising the project’s research in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The collaborators contribute specialist knowledge and expertise, and participate integrally in the design and implementation of specific research projects. Research Assistants in Africa and Canada will be recruited and trained to provide primary and desktop research support in the project’s main research phase. Drawing on the team’s research and advocacy links with regional networks of mining stakeholders and government policy processes, the project seeks to actively engage with national and regional debates by providing new evidence and insights generated by research.

Project Administration

Richard Saunders

Richard Saunders

Project Director
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Alex Caramento

Alex Caramento

Project Manager
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Country Managers

Francine Iragi Mukotanyi

Francine Iragi Mukotanyi

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Japhace Poncian

Japhace Poncian

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Lyman Mlambo

Lyman Mlambo

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Marja Hinfelaar

Marja Hinfelaar

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Co-Applicant Researchers

Abel Alfred Kinyondo

Abel Alfred Kinyondo

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Chris Huggins

Chris Huggins

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Janvier Kilosho Buraye

Janvier Kilosho Buraye

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Jesse Ovadia

Jesse Ovadia

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Tumai Murombo

Tumai Murombo

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Wilma S. S. Nchito

Wilma S. S. Nchito

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Collaborating Researchers

Anna Zalik

Anna Zalik

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Ben Radley

Ben Radley

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Claude Kabemba

Claude Kabemba

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David Szablowski

David Szablowski

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Devyn Remme

Devyn Remme

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Kamala C. Kaghoma

Kamala C. Kaghoma

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Marie Rose Bashwira

Marie Rose Bashwira

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Mutuso Dhliwayo

Mutuso Dhliwayo

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Patience Mususa

Patience Mususa

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Rene Loewenson

Rene Loewenson

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Sara Geenen

Sara Geenen

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Postdoctoral Fellows

Mathew Ruguwa

Mathew Ruguwa

Postdoctoral Fellow (International)
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Research Assistants

Aubrie Mbava

Aubrie Mbava

Zimbabwe Research Assistant
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Bikubanya Angelot Micheal

Bikubanya Angelot Micheal

DRC Research Assistant
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Clay Duncalfe

Clay Duncalfe

PhD Research Assistant
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Disha Nagpal

Disha Nagpal

Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Esra Oney

Esra Oney

PhD Research Assistant
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Everlate Chilala

Everlate Chilala

Zambia Research Assistant
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Grace Mkenda

Grace Mkenda

Tanzania Research Assistant
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Harshita Choudhary

Harshita Choudhary

Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Imasiku Nyambe

Imasiku Nyambe

Zambia Research Assistant
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Jessica Archibald

Jessica Archibald

MA Research Assistant
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Lubambo Salende Jenny

Lubambo Salende Jenny

DRC Research Assistant
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Lucy Linus Shao

Lucy Linus Shao

Tanzania Research Assistant
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Nicole Asiimwe

Nicole Asiimwe

Undergraduate Research Volunteer
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Pemberai Sithole

Pemberai Sithole

Zimbabwe Research Assistant
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Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Tanzania Research Assistant
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