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A young rapper performs in Agadez during an outreach session. IFES awareness posters are displayed on the wall behind them.
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Cement factory workers with IFES staff and a civil society coordinator examine a pile of hazardous material outside the factory of Malbaza in the region of Tahoua.
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A local mining worker in Tillabery showed participants around the gold mining site.
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Young men and boys are active in the mines of Tillabery.
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A local counselor shakes hands with the traditional chief and other regional authorities of Tillabery during the opening ceremony IFES’ campaign on the negative impacts of gold extraction. Many children attended the events put on by IFES and its civil soc
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A civil society representative Daouda Insa from the non-governmental organization Action pour la défense de l’éducation, de la santé et de l’environnement en milieu scolaire au Niger (Action for the Defense of Education, Health, and Environment in schooli
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In the City of Kaou, an IFES representative, a regional coordinator and radio hosts stand at the entrance to the local radio station Animra Kaou.
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In Tillabery, CSO partners produced and aired radio spots about the extractive industries as part of an IFES awareness campaign.
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These community leaders were trained on the side effects of mining in their region and their labor rights.
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Fuel station attendants and members of a local civil society organization post flyers throughout Agadez.
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Crowds gather for an IFES-organized public outreach session, which included sketches, concerts and talks about the dangers of mining and extraction in the region.
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Young boys play on the stage after a concert organized as part of the awareness campaign in Agadez.
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Young local actors perform a sketch in Zinder about the effects of mining.
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This traditional singing group from Zinder wore IFES T-shirts during their awareness campaign.