National Land Reclamation and Re-afforestation
The National Land Reclamation and Re-afforestation module seeks to rehabilitate and reafforest degraded lands caused by illegal mining activities.
What is NAELP?
The National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme for illegal miners (NAELP) is an initiative of the Government of Ghana under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources.
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Mission
Our overarching mission is to design and implement pathway programmes for illegal miners and those whose livelihoods have been affected by the government’s operations against illegal mining activities.
Vision
We aim to provide sustainable alternative livelihoods for illegal miners and people affected by the sanitization of the mining sector while restoring lands that were negatively impacted by illegal mining activities in Ghana.
Modules of Programme Implementation
Module One
Module Two
Agricultural and Agro-Processing
The Agriculture and agro-processing module seeks to promote sustainable agricultural production and agro-processing for improved food security and agriculture -based income in targeted communities.
Module Three
Apprenticeship, Skills Training and Entrepreneurship
The module aims to provide mining and non-mining related technical, industrial and vocational training for illegal miners and provide financial support for investment
Module Four
Responsible, Viable and Sustainable Small-Scale Mining
The goal of this module is to promote effective local community participation and environmental health and safety in small-scale mining to create jobs
Module Five
Mining Support Services
The aim of this module is to empower practising and potential mining leaders for safe and improved performance.
Module Six
Community Enhancement Projects
Its objective is to increase the standard of the community's livelihood, provision of social centres, portable water, health centres and many more.
NAELP Mandate
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The President of the Republic of Ghana
“This Programme seeks to mitigate the unavoidable and unintended hardships which our efforts to sanitise the small-scale mining sector have created, particularly in the five regions where Operation Halt II was carried out. It is intended to provide good economic livelihood options to the illegal mining and associated activities, to enable those adversely impacted to work and support themselves and their families.” H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
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