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

$97.5K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	NGO - Non United States Other
Country	Peru
Start Date	Jun 04, 2015
End Date	Jun 08, 2020
Duration	1,831 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`50544-36`

Grant Description

Centro para la Investigacin en Salud Ambiental (CREEH).

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.