BENADETHA FULUNGENCE

Benadetha Furugenzi a determined leader in the mining sector, hailing from Mgusu Ward in Geita region, Tanzania in 2019, she founded the Mgusu Women Miners Association, a dedicated group empowering women miners for equal economic participation and fighting against gender-based violence and child labor in the extractive sector. In 2021, Bernadetha and her group were recruited by the VSO-Tanzania under CLARITY project, receiving training on conflict resolution, access to justice, leadership, gender-based violence, and business development. This capacity-building has equipped them to champion change in their mining community, advocating for the rights of marginalized women, youth, and persons with disabilities.