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 in the Busia district 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 · September 14, 2023
Burlcore Mining in Uganda: formalising artisanal mining, creating local jobs and investing in community infrastructure
Field report from Busia 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.