{"id":4524,"date":"2016-03-23T20:50:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T20:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=4524"},"modified":"2017-01-25T10:47:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T10:47:28","slug":"highlights-from-the-csr-forum-on-women-in-the-extractives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/highlights-from-the-csr-forum-on-women-in-the-extractives\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights From The CSR Forum On Women In The Extractives"},"content":{"rendered":"

High Commissioner Canada to Kenya David Angell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canada leading country in extractives with its companies accounting approximately 31 percent of global exploration expenditure and 50 percent of capital raised globally in mining industry through the Toronto securities exchange.<\/p>\n

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandatory for Canadian companies in extractives sector as the country has an existing CSR strategy with newly updated benchmarks.<\/p>\n

Countries must ensure their policies enable a triple benefit for host country, Exploration Company and the local communities.<\/p>\n

CSR must be totally voluntary and not based on legal requirements such as petroleum sharing contracts<\/p>\n

No development from the extractives sector whether economic, social or democratic is possible without women participation<\/p>\n

Cabinet Secretary Mining Dan Kazungu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kenyan government has a target to see mining sector contribute over 10 percent of GDP in the next 15 year.<\/p>\n

Enactment of Mining Act expected in the next one month empowering especially artisanal miners who include women. The Act provides for division of royalties among National Government 70 percent, County Governments 20 percent and Communities 10 percent.<\/p>\n

A thorough strategic outlook of mining sector complete undertaken by his ministry and Mackenzie who were consultants<\/p>\n

Kenya cannot achieve its set targets without participation of women. To this end\u00a0 structural and operational measures to ensure women and youth participation being put in place.<\/p>\n

Ministry of Mining has appointed a gender officer to handle gender issues, also working with UN Women to ensure women inclusiveness<\/p>\n

Africa has progressed from CSR to local content and community participation frameworks<\/p>\n

Faith Kasiva \u2013 UN Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

Extractive sector a catalyst to women economic empowerment<\/p>\n

UN Women has formulated guidelines on how to integrate women into extractive sector by mitigating social and cultural discrimination, ensuring investment in professional skills, proper communication of information to communication among others.<\/p>\n

Women must be nvolved in extractives from word go starting from exploration stage<\/p>\n

Need for companies involved extractives to expedite in a community liasion unit<\/p>\n

Companies and government to roll out fact based dialogue with community<\/p>\n

Companies increasingly using CSR to mitigate negative response from communities<\/p>\n

Guidelines on how companies can mainstream gender equity:<\/p>\n