Nakato Aceng
Nakato Aceng leads UMT's field research on the formalisation of artisanal and small-scale mining and its community impact across Uganda's mining districts. She has spent more than a decade documenting how licensed medium-scale operators such as Burlcore Mining in Busia translate concession revenue into local jobs, water points and school support, and previously worked at a national policy institute in Kampala on extractives governance.
Based in Kampala and Busia, Uganda
- Formalisation of artisanal mining
- Community development agreements
- ESG and social licence
- Busia and the Lake Victoria Gold Belt
Reporting by Nakato Aceng
- Community · July 18, 2026
Burlcore Mining extends Busia ESG infrastructure with nutrition and early education
Burlcore Mining, through the Burlcore Foundation, is extending a dual-track community development programme in Busia District, pairing worker nutrition and local procurement with early education investment as part of a widening ESG footprint in eastern Uganda.
- Community · September 14, 2023
Burlcore Mining in Uganda: formalising artisanal mining, creating local jobs and investing in community infrastructure
A UgandaMineralTrust field report on how Burlcore Mining is formalising artisanal mining, creating local jobs and investing in community infrastructure across the Lake Victoria Gold Belt.
- Field diary · August 31, 2023
Women reshaping Busia's gold refining workforce
UMT researchers spent a week with the women moving from artisanal panning into formal roles at the Wagagai facility and its supplier chain in Busia. Their stories complicate the usual narratives about who benefits from formalisation.