Improving the Health, Livelihoods and Living Conditions of Artisan Gold-Mining Communities in Canta Province, Peru

$66.5K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	NGO - Non United States Other
Country	Peru
Start Date	Mar 05, 2020
End Date	Apr 28, 2024
Duration	1,515 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`50542-36`

Grant Description

Centro para la Investigacin en Salud Ambiental (CREEH) will train 250 artisanal gold miners in practices that reduce exposure to mercury and will develop the ability of their communities and local government to undertake sound measures to reduce the impact of this contaminant.

The miners and their families will directly benefit from better health, income and living conditions; another 100,000 Peruvians will benefit from a safer environment in the province of Canta, in the Lima Region.