The International WIM Alliance brings together independent Women in Mining (WIM) Organisations from around the world to connect, share knowledge, collaborate on common priorities and strengthen a collective global WIM voice.
Each participating WIM Organisation remains fully independent, with its own identity, governance, priorities and activities.
PARTICIPATING WIM ORGANISATIONS
The Alliance brings together WIM Organisations operating across different countries, regions and contexts.
The organisations below currently participate in the International WIM Alliance.
Women in Mining Afghanistan
WIM Afghanistan
Women in Mining Argentina
WIM Argentina
Women in Mining New South Wales
WIMnet NSW
Women in Mining and Resources Queensland Bowen Basin sub-chapter
WIMARQ Bowen Basin
Women in Mining TAS
WIMnet Tas
Women in Mining Victoria
WIMnet Vic
Women In Mining Bolivia
WIM Bolivia
Women In Mining Brasil
WIM Brasil
Women in Mining Burundi
WIM Burundi
Women in Mining Canada
WIM Canada
Women in Mining Abitibi
WIM Abiti
Women in Mining Calgary
WIM Calgary / WIM YYC
Women in Mining Montreal
WIM Montreal
Women in Mining Quebec
WIM Quebec
Women in Mining – South Central BC Branch
WIM South Central BC
Women in Mining Sudbury
WIM Sudbury
Women in Mining Toronto
WIM Toronto
Women in Mining Manitoba
WIM Manitiba
Association des Femmes du Secteur Minier de Centrafrique
AFESMICA/WIM CAR
Association des Femmes Minières du Tchad
WIM Tchad
Women in Mining Chile
WIM Chile
Women in Mining Colombia
WIM Colombia
Association des Femmes du Secteur Minier du Congo
AFEMISCO
Women in Mining Congo
WIM Congo
International WIM Alliance Founders
History
Global stakeholders, such as international organisations and global businesses, have long expressed the need for a conduit or coordinator to facilitate more consistent engagement with WIM organisations worldwide, which have themselves called for better coordination over the last few years.
With increasing societal expectations, diversity and inclusion are now significant stakes across the mining sector. They are at the heart of strategic issues including social licence to operate, availability of skills necessary to transform the mining industry and meeting the challenges of the energy transition.
It became clear in 2020 that we were at a turning point for the WIM movement. Like many change-driven grassroots movements, the time has come for us to leverage collective strength to achieve deeper, more durable and more systemic effects.
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Building on the success of WIM organisations in delivering constructive initiatives and thought leadership locally, we chose to explore avenues to realise our common purpose on a global scale, focusing on issues of strategic importance both to women and the mining industry.
Following discussions among WIM organisations and with stakeholders, including international organisations focusing on gender in extractives, IWIM launched the concept of a multilateral collaboration platform in June 2020.
A founding committee, comprising leaders from 15 WIM organisations, volunteered their time and energy for this important work. Together, we focused on:
- defining the specific purpose, objectives and mission beyond statements of principle, focusing on the emergence of a strong, united WIM voice;
- defining a preliminary strategy and action plan for the next three years; and
- assessing organisational models and options in support of the mission and strategy.
A series of meetings and email consultations took place in Q4 2020, culminating in a comprehensive survey, which was circulated to WIM organisations worldwide in December 2020.
This established a clear consensus on the Founding Committee’s proposals, common themes of interest and well-defined areas of collaboration and common expression for WIM organisations. The results of this survey were analysed and adopted by the Founding Committee in January 2021 and form the basis of the International WIM Alliance Declaration, which was then published at the Global WIM Summit.
Declaration
The International WIM Alliance is a pioneering initiative that brings WIM organisations together to leverage our collective strength in pursuit of gender equality. The Alliance was established to provide a global, multilateral platform that will facilitate collaboration among WIM organisations and promote the emergence of a strong, unified WIM voice. The Alliance is open to all WIM organisations. the Alliance’s Secretariat is hosted by IWiM, under the guidance of a Steering Committee of WIM organisation representatives.
The Alliance also has an internal objective in addition to the external facing mentioned already: giving support to WIM organisations in many forms during the initial phases and throughout the growth of their organisation, introducing WIM organisations to each other to foster partnerships and providing a space to learn from each other including making resources and templates available.
The Official Declaration of the International WIM Alliance was co-authored by the WIM organisations which were instrumental in structuring it to the benefit of all of us. The Alliance was launched during the Global WIM Summit in March 2021.
The Declaration is available via the links below, in three languages.
English
International WIM Alliance Declaration – March 2021
En français
International WIM Alliance – Déclaration – mars 2021
En español
International WIM Alliance – Declaración – marzo 2021
Next Steps for the WIM Movement: "Repositioning for Greater Global Impact"
Through extensive global consultations and surveys conducted in 2020, 2022, and most recently in 2024, Women in Mining (WIM) organisations worldwide have collectively defined a shared vision; an internal focus on strengthening coordination and collaboration across WIM organisations, and an external focus on advancing impactful advocacy. These priorities form the strategic foundation of the International WIM Alliance and will guide its efforts moving forward. To effectively advance this mandate, the Alliance is currently rebranding to better reflect and support these strategic priorities.
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