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2018 AHAFO DIGEST

Turning minds around... Ahafo Women and Allies Mentor Girls

Women are doing fantastic in
the mining industry…women are
driving haul trucks, working as
mine engineers, geologists, in
management positions and
breaking the myths that mining is
only for men.

The mining industry offers diverse career
opportunities for women if only they would
have the courage to venture into it! …
Ahafo W&A

The Ahafo Women and Allies
Network organized a mentoring
clinic dubbed “Insight into Mining
Careers” for some students of
OLA Girls Senior High School in Fatima Iddrisu, a geologist sharing her experience
Kenyasi No.2. with the students

The team engaged over 200
science and geography students the Senior High School level can can also make it” said Bernice
by sharing their experiences as only earn one a career in the field Ewurabena Kwartemaa, School
women working in the mining of medicine. Prefect of Ola Girls Senior High
industry and encouraged the “At first I didn’t know that there School.
girls to look beyond career paths were women working in the mines
in medicine, architecture and and that they can reach such high The Women and Allies Network
venture into engineering as well heights. The Women from is a business resource group set
as mining careers. The session Newmont have really encouraged up by Newmont to create a more
served as an eye opener for most us not to give up on our dreams diverse and inclusive workplace
of the girls who had the no matter the setbacks. I know and improving opportunities for
perception that reading science at that once they have made it, we women.

A group photo with the students was certainly inevitable

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