This meeting organized by Tanzania Women Miners Association (TAWOMA) has helped us to learn many things about the mining sector that we hardly knew in the past. Still our main concern as small scale miners is the issue of unity which we apparently lack.

We would on the other hand like to appeal to the government to extend the validity period for the mining licences up to two years. The small scale miners also need ample time to work on their quarries therefore we need not keep being shifted from plot to plot because that is quite discouraging for us.

Small scale miners most of whom are local, need to learn the tricks of marketing, how to improve their mining undertakings, learning the mining policy and such things. Some local miners do not even know the value of their particular gemstones and this makes it easy for culprits to swindle them.

They also need to learn about their roles in the national economy and country's development, in regard to paying taxes, environment conservation and personal investments.

Our organization the 'Miners Trust' help to create awareness of the mineral potential in Tanzania, including the sensitization of artisans and small scale miners, plus other mineral stakeholders to unite and work together for sustainable development of the industry.

We also provide education on proper mining skills, environment protection, health in regard to Malaria and HIV-Aids prevention, facilitating research works and various studies in the area of mining, human rights and poverty reduction.