Urban Forest Reserves Risk Obliteration

The gold rush in the impoverished Karamoja sub region has ushered in a wave of change. While the change in environment was to be expected, the people here were not prepared for the change in culture. Like many patriarchal societies women in Karimoja were treated as the lesser gender and now that is changing. An estimated 70% of artisanal mining is being carried out by women. Take a look.