Deadline: 23 Jul 2020
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has announced a call for projects in the development minerals sector in Cameroon.
The ACP-EU Program for Development Minerals implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP-Cameroon), and the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development (M1NMIDT) in partnership with the Support Center for Technology, Innovation and Incubation at the University of Dschang (CATI2-UDs), is launching a call for projects in the development minerals sector (sand, clay, pozzolan, gravel, cut stone, semi-precious stone) in Cameroon. This initiative aims to support the emergence and development of artisanal and small-scale mining companies (ASM).
In a context where the COVED-19 pandemic is currently straining the health system and negatively affecting social and economic activities, this action also aims to improve the employability and increase the resilience of young people and women through promotion of innovative wealth-creating activities in the development minerals sector.
Which projects to submit?
- Production and marketing of:
- compressed earth blocks;
- baked bricks;
- adobes;
- standardized concrete blocks;
- micro-concrete tiles;
- day-based paints;
- cosmetic products based on clay;
- pottery and decorative ceramics;
- standardized sand;
- standardized pozzolan;
- standardized gravel;
- cut stones;
- semi-precious;
- Design, prototyping and marketing of equipment for the production or processing of development minerals.
- Young Cameroonians aged 15 to 35;
- Artisanal and small-scale mining cooperatives / enterprises;
- Organized community groups;
- Decentralized local authorities.