Grounded research, consultancy and documentary film on small-scale mining, cocoa farming and small-scale fisheries — helping communities, government and industry navigate Ghana's resource economies responsibly.
Four interconnected research and consultancy pillars.
Research, monitoring and advocacy on the drivers, spread and impact of illegal small-scale mining on land, water and livelihoods.
Research, community engagement and advisory support around Ghana's emerging large-scale lithium mining sector, including our flagship work at Ewoyaa.
Research on cocoa livelihoods, land use, farmer welfare and the interface between cocoa farming and mining encroachment.
Studies on coastal and inland small-scale fisheries — livelihoods, fish stocks, closed seasons and community resilience.
Field presence across Ghana's mining, cocoa and fishing landscapes.
Gold-mining belt and coastal fisheries hub.
Cocoa heartland and an expanding mining frontier.
Coastal fisheries, cocoa districts & the Ewoyaa lithium catchment.
Historic mining districts within a forest cocoa belt.
Central Region — Ghana's first lithium mine, moving from ratification into implementation. We support the communities in its catchment area, and the students and researchers studying it.
Helping catchment communities weigh the opportunities against the areas needing improvement.
Briefing and orienting international students and researchers studying the project.
A track record telling the real stories behind mining, cocoa and fishing communities — either as our own production, or supporting international filmmakers on the ground in Ghana.
Original documentaries on mining, cocoa and fisheries livelihoods.
Fixing, permits, local access and logistics for international filmmakers.
A consistent, field-tested process — whether the deliverable is a report or a film.
1Stakeholder mapping and building trust with local communities.
2Structured data collection, interviews and principal photography.
3Rigorous analysis and ground-truth verification of findings.
4Reports, policy briefs, training materials, or a finished film.
Whether you need field research, policy advisory or a documentary crew that already has local trust — we'd like to hear from you.