A high-level forum convening the women shaping investment, policy and operational decisions across Zimbabwe’s mining sector, held as a working session rather than a conventional panel discussion.
Engage directly with the women driving investment decisions, operational strategy and policy direction across Zimbabwe’s mining value chain.
This forum brings together senior leaders across operations, investment, policy and innovation to share practical insight and inform the future direction of Zimbabwe’s mining industry.
Designed to deliver substantive outcomes, the forum provides sponsors, partners and participants with direct access to decision-makers shaping projects, strategy and policy across the mining value chain.
A working session, not a networking event, with the women shaping the sector’s direction.
The Women in Extractive Industries Leadership Forum provides direct access to the women already setting Zimbabwe’s mining investment, operational and policy strategy, those responsible for determining what is built, approved and prioritised.
The forum will take place on 19 November 2026 at 13:30, as part of Zimbabwe Mining Week 2026 at Rainbow Towers, Harare.
The following reflects a specific and evolving picture for women in Zimbabwe’s mining sector, and underpins the rationale for this forum.
Estimated share of women in Zimbabwe’s national mining workforce, according to the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), broadly in line with global mining averages.
Female participation in artisanal and small-scale mining specifically is reported anywhere from roughly 10% to around half of miners in some districts, reflecting how informal and regional this part of the sector is.
Organisations including the Zimbabwe Women in Mining Association (ZAWIMA) already run community-led governance and responsible-sourcing dialogues across the country’s mining districts.
Across available research, women remain under-represented in managerial and technical leadership roles even where on-site participation is growing, the gap this forum is designed to address.
Join Zimbabwe Mining Week 2026, 17–19 November at Rainbow Towers, Harare.
For sponsorship and exhibition opportunities:
Kudakwashe Tsingano
VUKA Group
Email: kudakwashe.tsingano@wearevuka.com
Tichaona Mawoni
Nzuri Communications
Email: tich@nzuricommunications.online
