ah, in 60 minutes, d, w o, the ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we rec, city screener? how can we protect habitats? we can make a difference. global ideas, our mental series in global 3000 on t, w, and online. well come to the 77 percent st debate. damn ones, gold iron or you name it. sarah leon's got it. 20 years after the civil war. the west african country is no longer ruled by country damn ones. but does the modern day mineral sector really benefit the people of sierra leone? edith came on, he head to quite a town in the down one which corner district to find out this week on the 77 percent street debate. we can see that human rights violations are

still occurring. children are still being forced into these sites. do we give or who do we sit down more should be left untouched. we have to mind the doubles the government agents that are supposed to be protecting, supposed to be challenging the companies to deliver the arc lighting or who didn't introduce or brochure ah, hello, and welcome back to the 77 percent. the show for africa's youth this week we are in coy doing this is sierra leon's, rich mining district. and in this country you will find literally anything from coulton to ion or, and dian was, but it is extracted and very quickly exported. and so today we want to find out are those exports translating to world for the young people who live here, who better to answer this question for me than fellow thoroughly onions. and we're going to begin with abraham, and i just want to an overview from you because of often i did say that, you know,

had it said that minerals and rich, his natural riches, particularly for africa, can be occurs. what do you think of this as it occurs? well, i think very contrary. ah middle cannot be a course. and domains are meant for beneficial. amen for development proposals, it's all depend on the type of talent people have in the given sovereignty. let me hear from e a here he is a student, but he was also mining and in the minds from a very young age at 14, from on story. when i was 14 years old, i was going to school, i was on the agenda 2nd i school in se leon, i was giving this kind of support from a really, it's, he's almost been, we've been in our office to see how we can get our livelihood it was a difficult, very challenging because as a younger adult skip school by then to go to the mines. the give support because that was your list of live you we had and even on so that's i be alex kept up at gl a p or not a falling out of school because a lot of colleagues whom we, we and that stayed with whom i started school in with because of mine and

activities. and because of, you know, the defects of men in activities that we only before education to day a good number of them are dropouts. so if we look at the impacts of them of mine and to use jo in the wider population saloon for me, it is much of course because we are not getting the kind of given him. we're not getting the kind of profits. okay. and by the way, we should mention that where we are right now is a big mine that operates just beyond this mound. and what we are seeing is a byproduct of that blasting rocks which are then put crushed into smaller pieces by the women we're seeing in the background to then be sold to construction workers . so i'd like to hear from the mayor, because we've heard that this region, despite its riches, is not reflective of the diamonds and the gold that's coming out of this region. so i'm wondering why you are right on the reflection offered in natural resources. we have, you got lots actually tell what are the deimos the goals or i'm in iraq. instruct info. got all what actually this is

a place we are. those near us are both on the contrary to say, mineral deimos or whatever. i mean, or are given or is it cause is not a cause. the availability of the natural resources has into the is not a problem. it is approved by utilization of immuno resources that are the problem. policies around instruction of minerals. these are the problem is if we have a good gov on our system or system put in place how to extract and even if they say we pulled together when to bring those a machines, those technologies, how to transform those raw materials here into a finished product. actually let me, let me, let me just bring in slime on here because you spoke of policy and he is from the national mining agency, the body that is supposed to enforce policy and also created around the extractive industry. so is it right? but the may a saying that we just have a lack of that leadership from national level that she,

i can show you of form now from 2018 that the willingness is clear. now what's the address is, is, is, is focusing on mili, is to see the committees where they are didn't, where these measures are coming from, the benefit from the. so given sure that the committees to sign the committee room argument with the communities. so the, at the end of every year, the gross revenues, some positive competence committee to have the committees that these with this wants to see and show that projects are been a implemented lima. hold on a, is the ready disagreeing with you? yes. and if you look at what mining companies are getting from, cannot dispute from the mining that you are doing? and we compare it to the impact in a community. it is not common. sure. it's even a community development agreement, i'd say to sign with those communities. the amount that is getting back to this community is it can only take no tangible development projects look at the community. for example, we have a close one community, which is a located community, which is

a settlement. this community lacks water. they are not even accessible at the city and they are very close. that is mining company. so what are we talking about in sense of community benefits and from the mining? what does the sierra leonean government see about who minds where they're allowed to mind? how much comes back into the community? water that's from him every year. know what, what this, these settlements, the idea of this, you have a years that we will have water, where every day we learned and these were those groups we, we tell people, this is the problem of the people is the problem people. so it's ongoing. yeah, it's going to address most of the seizures. we know the, the issues the, the mays raising his hand on that side. but i want to hear from mary for a 2nd because you grew up in a place that has been mining for a really long time. in fact, some of the earliest time was discovered where you grew up. did you see this reflected as you were growing up? you know, that's yes. we have good agreements with oh, you're really shaking your head. no. okay, go ahead. tell me. before this time i think the i was

a better system in place. many people benefited from me before even we, we are born. i think we had of the benefits that our home parents, while grandparents we are benefiting. so for the fact that m m mining or diamond as a resources, i mean as a resource, been a cause to us. i personally disagreed with that foster fall because god cannot bless you. and in tom ca see again, it is sweeter individuals. it is where the leaders are lead us of beer. what actually i did doing in our that's will see that the, the, the actual are yet on bond be, are benefiting, or they will be benefited from these. my main accompanies odd from these resources . all right. i want to come to patrick here because he's actually wearing a shirt that says, ethical minerals. and what a mary has touched on is really important that previously there was a system that worked for everyone. but of course the war came. and so the tam blood

dam one and conflict diamond arose, to what extent did the, what change and shift the way people think about extractive in this country. before the war came, i believed arianna's says nadia. well, now you have the awareness read the you are coming up to, we are went to school. we really, we, i'd call her to go to school. so now daughtry, i'm going to go to school. you want to see that, that the translates. if you calmly comes to do this, necessary needs for the community. ok for them to all right, let me speak to isa here for a 2nd because we're hearing that, look, the policies are amazing, is just the implementation that sucks. and i've had big companies being named here, but you as a small scale minor, are you one of the people who is deterring development from happening perhaps because of bad employment practices? you know, i deal with a lot of people are almost 50 minus people working for me under daily circumstances . they've got kids that cannot even feed. they've got kids, they cannot even take to the hospitals. they sleep in houses where when they cramps

and crowded with no mattresses, whatsoever they slip on the floors and showing the letter is not because you're not paying the miller now we pay ram when i got her as an example, i'm not sure if i'm supposed to say we were paying the minus 70 cent poverty. i thought i wasn't enough. we pay room a dollar. and when the dam on comes out, it's the phase. they tell us how much the ones for it and we negotiate. so we actually support them. so make sure they can get on the field and work. i want to come back to a for a 2nd because i want to understand, you know, i think for people who don't leave will come from places where their minds, the imagination is that you come in, you mind for 2 days. you get a diamond that's about 50 carrot and then your life is set. but what's the reality? well, the reality it is on to spears. for example, if you're doing not to sell mine and previously like a about 2 of medicaid, single, some people will say by then i was very young in b b, i was not even born to the kid baby kid sequel. they will say like to leave the

radio, leave the opinions or whites it's all mency. let me go to the mines in grants, examining, come by looking at the train. now for the past they are one decade now let us change eventually on average, how long would in a to slow might not be at the mines before they're able to extract something meaningful to the awesome people. if you expand from stories to tell you that i've been mine and for the past 3 years, it have not gotten a single down. some people to love mine for about 3 years. the dumb ones i've gotten from the mines. it is only worth about $50.00. okay. let me hear from penndot. it's here because he's actually a very busy man. i was looking to him earlier, but he's actually embroiled in apes, lawsuits active against big mining companies because of various reasons. so is what we're hearing from a reflective of what you're seeing in your profession, that it's the big mining companies, we're making it big, whereas the communities are basically going with nothing. our cameras was really a strict stick to these matters because they are subject to who decide proceedings . but our just referred for the fact that i've been, i've been out of disability communities are calling out unseen. we've been

oppressed, we've been abused by mining companies, and they are not respecting the laws and policies as articulated by the leadership of this country. what most worrying is not the calmness be of your that is worrying to the communities. is their leadership attitude towards the oppression cause of pressure on our expert to show that is what? what is it where we consult with them in timber is what they always raised under problem. we have also is that if that is the persistent matter darby dick to court on, in the circumstances the, the communities are seeing instead, our lead us side. we toss the our side with the company. let me go to the leader that we have here. the mayor of, you knew i was coming for you that so you're laughing as the we're hearing that when people come to you and say, hey, these guys are here, they're doing one to 3 to us. you're really not caring about it. your. you're more concerned about the investment rather than the welfare of the people in your community, true or false? well, when you look at in mind and policies in this country, what it is adult at the local level,

our parliament in this country they formulate those policies are, there are legislative level the leadership i have like the local council level of leadership. if he acts me, i think i was done with the people the v of the people. because imagine myself as a male when we meet at some quite us or people will say the mail for me, minute reach a community. and he has a lot of money to capitalize a lot of money by to surprise you to know, doctor says i have became a male 2018 la receive a $10000.00 cash from any mine in process in this particular community. but give me a 2nd, let me come to solomon. how is that possible given that the act is very, very clear. one percent of proceeds from mining companies should come back to the communities where the percentages and of static. it depends on the company. and i would like a quote in kennedy street. we have 5 large killer many companies,

but only 2 are productive now. for every stage, every step, one, antique, we have the consultants, we call them, they do every meter through j impact assessment to see what we're and this affects the committee. if we sent them to the company quarterly, we have the not ramirez agency bought the comb inspection. they see what's on what it is nor gwin rights. the company they gave exactly picture we are, the are and then we are going to under we are, we are the are from and then we are, you are going to now. okay. let me hear from benedict is i think erm. the point in slow man is blueprints. now reflects our, our communities who are fighting against oppression, the attitude of government and political leaders. although the government agents that are supposed to be protect, protecting, supposed to be challenging the companies to deliver to the community, they are being indicted by our communities that they are colliding. how could nudin

into this operation? is a serious issue, is a security issue. and you look around here, these are the people who own the lands we are, the demos are made. did we reduce to the, or to level of poverty, milo 00 poverty level. instead of having their children go to school, go to universities with 2 hospitals. you have good infrastructure. again, children below 10 years, a smashing stones dog from the robbers of the diamond, meaning of the genario type. one of the best quality demos in the world. and you cannot see, it is not accounted for. no one knows what is taking there every day. let me ask him, ask him to go. let me ask, let him declare to the people. so because i know you did say that to be fair, that the percentages are not static, but are you able to track and trace how much is being extract? okay, now we are seeing an enemy has a mines complaint officers inside there. they walk on shift bases. what's remaining

is the company gets the package everything the same, the seal, it's the issue that has been seen and kept in into a safe. yeah. every day on the on, on piece of business. so in the last year or so, based on what the me a saying, you want to tell me, but what has been exported. one percent of it does not amount to $10000.00. the enemy calculates what the way we're doing with it. and then they have the percentage you're going to play was in that comes back to the committee for which the city says they've got the accounts. there's a dozen one as of they're not given and they're not being sent into the pharmacy circles. yeah, the cdc, the committee company, the committee, i'm a committee hug. i work out, we insured up before he started use of the money the identify projects for which he wants implement. okay. we want projects have been, i mean i'm sure that is beyond your scope, but i'm just trying to put a lot of if you put money into an account and you never see the result. why keep the money into the account until now?

do with these certainly scoop it to the great schools and improvised schools and then the arch ongoing projects. one, it has was easy as the article msi on the south was i submitted. i want to come to you say here for a 2nd because you've recently returned our from living abroad. have you seen any dramatic changes since you've been away? i think her, to be honest. a syrian is the only place you come back, so you'll never get lost because everything remains the same. whether it's in free town, it's in balls, so there has been no changes whatsoever. you know, the question would be, is them on the fleet that's gonna bring that change for me? i'll send now because we've seen over a century perhaps there van dam on has made very little little impact. we see other countries like the gambia synagogue. they've got no diamonds whatsoever. as a matter of fact, they got peanuts. so for me, i don't know the answer to syrians problem is minerals and yet you're in the business. i'm in the business because i see there is

a bit of an opportunity that i can make changes in people's lives. i help communities or support people. i spend money on a daily basis or employ people direct employment. as a matter of fact, i've got close contact with people in governance and what they say is we need people like either the mccain, direct investment, direct employment. so i'm happy to be back home, doing whatever little i can do. i see a lot of experts around me to know what's going on. they know what the problems are . maybe they need to be engaged a lot more. maybe there's that sense of responsibility by everyone to make sure we can harm or make an impact. all right. unfortunately is the has to leave because he's a busy man, he's going to hell. dimas, like i do have the panel here, let me say to the last comment. it, the other gentleman said about damn, was done with another damn. what is an answer? is software before you call me or google demos in saloon, i saw blood de moines, i saw a dime, monster wreck in lives of people. i did the same demos was on it. i saw diamonds lifting, transforming botswana. i saw the policy in botswana instead of having oc domain

in a company register in virgin islands own in 100 percent of london men in c as in saloon until november and on october, diamonds of saloon, italy presiding over the welto saloon diamonds. bizarre said, no, we have what we call d swanner. that is the beer and was swallowed estate owns the mining company that mines and police demos. it was well, i guess what? on the records, 80 percent of the proceeds of the diamonds. it was on a goes to stick or for us and guess what? all of that goes to schools, hospitals, roads, infrastructure. okay. i want to get from abraham and air for a 2nd out because, you know, as everybody is speaking, i'm wondering, you're the people who are living in these communities. why not take these companies and sue them? why not protest? why not demand more from your government?

honestly, connor was a 100 percent destroyed during the civil war. this was the central yes. as of the war, probably for the diamonds. but we've also recovered 80 percent because of the diamonds, the small mines and the other things. and are we are progressing. we are competing with other places like mckinney bought the milk artist. i can't allow you to continue with your thought knowing full well that this gentleman standing next to you was forced out of school because he was actually a child in the might. yes, i believe him of what's up when i was shot. so we want to go, then we feel that diamonds are suddenly now a blessing. when we can see that human rights violations are still occurring, children are still being forced into these sites. yes. dost makes me my, my work more relevant in as much as i was nearly killed in one of those demonstrations the, like, are test. i have my testimonies and i saw nobody wallison or jesse and a lot of places are. yeah. you were saying a demonstration kind of situation. do we give up? who do we said that most should be left untouched?

we have to mind demos, let's move to other factors. you know, because these direct impact an indirect. but to me, i want to hear back from you the women in these communities, most of them displeased because their land is used for mining. and then they find themselves internally displaced because they can't afford to buy land. they're not allowed to in some cases. tell me about that. really before this time, i am a we men, we are not allowed to own land. and at these land i be regulated by b clarity's cheese and not us. so for the women, as you can see, the are software because they cannot have access to lance. and of course, those that big, those that are being reset to there, we are haven't backyard guardians, india, the, our previous homes. but mouse, these, these, that cement as thick in place, those areas that they used to do the backyard garden in order to, to sustain that themselves with our children are no more, you know, in existence. they did the company in about,

give it to them. and i want to hear from benedict how difficult or easy is it to then take some of these companies to court? because, you know, if i say i used to have 2 plots, and now you've given me a half of what i had, what's the procedure? because we're in court and we are really getting these matters on a new we new fi business. i mean, we did not have the legal fees to pay, didn't look they can't afford the cost of lawyers to let, to get rid of. and on the contrary was inside the companies, they have tons of demos, there are tons of money on accounted for, so they can put it on hold. but often as we didn't have that report does, this matters and it is not a heating secret. it is not rocket sized to look at the people you corner and see binding companies. you have not lived up to expectations. so i'm, i will be challenging the mirrors and disappear. german are very close to come out and shall end up on a bunch of angelina just called us or say, listen, we can be petoskey booth. we are presented over debris where your presided over

poverty, yet in the midst of wealth and another challenge that comes from mining. of course, you're dealing with ethical minerals. i said earlier, what are some of the implications of these extractive practices? if you can even call them that, well, i receive the implications like if this big company that are coming to the community, likely now the used to some machine is the context of little adjustment and they lived the whole like that. then i believe if delivery like that's for the future, generations will house like now you measure culture, they will have some, some yachts will do the i cultural because the, the whole, the bit is left open. okay. it's layman. i like the fact that you're raising your hand because i wanted to ask, what does that? and it may say about this. so we tell them after money, you will clearly land because of the money does their order use of land. so what you're saying is the company's compelled or they're supposed to yasser poor still opposed to the right. yeah. my experience is that said the enemy and the p. ollie's

gonna do enough in sounds of resolve issue and protection of the environment. because if we look at the pub around the protection agency to be fair, they've been trying to plant trees, they're doing their best to recover and reclaim some of the land we are the trees, but the up lansing, the feasible growing. these are the uplands yellow, even looking up the trees for me, most of institute is that she shows up a money and a half years of the environment. i just believe her lip service for the people. so we've had quite a myriad of challenges related to both large scale and small scale mining, particularly in this region. and now i want to find out for my panelists, how do we move forward? do you know as a sunset down? i want to hear what we can do to change the situation because expect listed for decades. maybe you have something to say to me, all these issues that we have dealt with and we have a we forward how cold we, the, the top management has to change their attitude, especially in the a, of the smiling companies. we are saying this is them. i'm the policies that are already in place should be implemented. we should stop same them,

less implementing. and of course are regarding we men, we have several structures in place. it won't be c, m, m stone cautious. we men, we have them as an association. so these block chas are, if we want to empower them, there are several other ways, maybe in agriculture, we can bring up either catch up brook, i mean programs and we subscribe them so. so that's how we got our program flow. empower women, creating skills for them. chaos for their most. if all gone. all right, ever him any solutions for me? yes, that's 1020 percent of all was coming from the man. she'll go to the women and children . okay. for decay, shawn 4000000000 students and their community supports. does anybody else have a solution that we haven't heard yet? i think the government central government must realise and must understand that it is the future of the children that is being put in your body for the from the mains . and the government has a singular responsibility. if you want to do it,

they can do it next to will already gave in due to t. the excuses, the, the, the, the, the structural adjustments, the reliance on $40.00 i live in. i live does not need this, not necessary if the gun really utilized the resources that are coming here. and like i said to the enemy, a gentleman, we don't know what comes there every day. even if this is new, they're not publishing it. so how can we clim to one percent 43 percent that's agreed into phosphorus? how would you calculate 100 percent of a lot rate? nothing. so the goldman was be transparent, accountable and development must not be particularly political issue. once you own government, your government for everybody. okay, well, at the beginning of this debate, i asked if the riches that i found largely under ground in this country present a curse or not to the economy and the people of this region. what i've heard in a resounding way is that no, they're not. it's simply how they're handled or mishandled. i don't know what your

viewpoint is, but thank you for watching. thank you. it is for that important conversation and thank you for watching. we've come to the end of the show, but not before we give to amuse the call treat enjoy. ah ah ah ah, with

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