By: Gloria Edinam Atiase
The Deputy National Director of AROCHA Ghana, Daryle Bosu, has charged journalists to irrespective of the language they broadcast in, speak to the truth about issues on illegal mining commonly referred to as galamsey. This he explained will ensure consistency in the narrative of illegal mining and allow for better understanding and fight against the menace.
Mr. Bosu was addressing a cross section of journalists from the Eastern Region at a workshop at Asiakwa on the Social and Environmental safeguard and monitoring. It was organized by AROCHA Ghana with support from the Ford Foundation and the European Union.
Mr. Bosu reiterated that there is the need for media personal to speak the truth on issues pertaining to galamsey and not sympathize with illegal miners to the detriment of the environment.
He noted that the media have a significant role to play in the fight against galamsey adding that the workshop will help broaden their knowledge to effectively hold the social and environmental safeguards.
The workshop discussed topics such as “overview of environmental and social safeguards”, “community – by – community analysis of social and environmental issues”, and “developing strategies to address identified issues” among others.
