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Extractive industry presents both risks and opportunities for community health and safety. Companies typically bring access to improved medical supplies and counseling to rural communities. But in addition, extractive projects can attract ills such as drugs, prostitution and HIV/AIDs. Both large scale and small scale extractive efforts yield occupational safety hazards. But some companies invest heavily in awareness raising and procedures to limit occupation risk while also conducting campaigns to reduce secondary risks such as transport accidents and poor sanitation. Environmental health risks (such as mercury, water quality, air pollution from gas flaring) may also be significant if not well managed. Adding to this complex landscape, is the typical population explosion that rural communities endure during certain phases of extraction. Such influxes exacerbate social dilemmas. Ironically, socially conscious companies that bring new hospitals to isolated regions in an effort to be good neighbors may find that they have further induced the immigration of outsiders by offering rare services and then the whole community bears the consequences. Finally, company contributions to national and local revenue may be used by governments to improve the quality and reach of health services. Featured documents include Environmental and Social Guidelines for Occupational Health and Safety and a handbook on The Safety and Health in Small-Scale Surface Mines.

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InterAction
InterAction is the largest coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people.InterAction’s more than 165 members work in every developing country. Members meet people halfway in expanding opportunities and supporting gender equality in education, health care, agriculture, small business, and other areas.
Lighting Africa

Lighting Africa is a World Bank Group initiative aimed at providing up to 250 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa with access to non-fossil fuel based, low cost, safe, and reliable lighting products with associated basic energy services by the year 2030.

Social Change Assistance Trust

The Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT) is an independent fund-raising and grant-making development agency. Its vision is vibrant and sustainable communities in rural South Africa.

Impact Alliance

The Impact Alliance is a global action network committed to strengthening the capacity of individuals and organizations to generate deep impact within the communities they serve.

World NGO Resource Page

In order for NGO's to connect on a worldwide basis www.nonprofitexpert.com has developed the following resource pages listed below. Please follow links for countries and donors.

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IFC-Lonmin Partnership Wins Nedbank Green Mining Award
13 Nov 2008

A joint IFC-Lonmin supplier development program that supports sustainable growth in mining communities in South Africa has taken top prize in the socio-economic category at the Nedbank Green Mining Awards, which celebrates responsible mining.


Anglo American ties safety to managers promotions
20 May 2008

Anglo American has ramped up its programme to achieve zero deaths in accidents at its mines with an initiative to tie manager's promotion to the accomplishment of health and safety targets.


UC RUSAL launches large-scale social investment programme in Nigeria
18 Sep 2007

Ikot Abasi, Nigeria September 18, 2007 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest producer of aluminium and alumina, launched an extensive social investment programme designed to support development of the local communities of UC RUSAL ALSCON, the aluminium smelter in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State which was acquired by UC RUSAL in February 2007.


New Sectoral Work in Governance and Anticorruption at the Local Level
2 Oct 2007
Recent work in the area of governance has demonstrated that local initiatives on accountability, transparency, and information flow can have a considerable impact on improving the delivery of key services. To contribute to this goal, the World Bank Institute has started working in a more sectoral way to respond to more specific needs: the first two sectoral programs will tackle governance issues at the local level in the water sector and in the HIV/AIDS sector.

Mining Projects Need Stiffer Standards - Report
9 Sep 2007

Less than one month after a devastating mining incident rocked the United States, a coalition of some of the world’s leading environmental and humanitarian aid groups is calling for tighter environmental and safety rules for the global mining projects financed by the World Bank.

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Good Practice Guidance on Occupation Health Risk Assessment
This guide is an information resource for conducting Occupational Health Risk Assessments (HRAs). It is intended for mining and metals managers and advisors who are responsible for ensuring the occupational health and wellbeing of employees and third party contractors.

Leadership Matters - The elimination of fatalities
This document provides a guide for Senior Leaders in their relentless drive to prevent fatalities; both through their personal actions and the processes and activities they should ensure are in place.

A Promise
January 2009, Negocios

This article describes the Alcoa efforts for the R$3.5 billion project to be seen as a model for responsible business in the Amazon.


Social and Community Development of the Ahafo Region: Collaboration to Promote Project Benefits
October 2005, Newmont Ghana Gold

The present report focuses on and discusses Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd.’s social responsibility related to local community impacts and mitigation and the broader sustainable development commitments which will be integral components of the overall Ahafo South project.


Community Participatory Diagnosis Applied to Communities Directly Affected By Global Alumina's Activities
July 2006, Center for Development Support/ Centre d’Appui au Développement

The Center for Development Support (CAD), a partner of the African Development Foundation (ADF) in Guinea has been retained as operator for the preparation, implementation and monitoring of activities co funded within the framework of the partnership. The Community Participatory Diagnosis (CPD) is part of the development and implementation of several initiatives.

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Sharing Experiences: Enhancing the Benefits to Communities from Extractive Industry Projects Workshop
19 June 2006
Washington D.C., USA

The objective of the workshop was to share experiences, training, and raise awareness of the community development work that is taking place. The focus was on sharing practical examples of helping communities benefit from extractive industry, highlighting the diversity of community development activities (supply chain, social, environmental issues), and discussing successes and lessons.

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