Founding Members of GARES-MINES, A Cooperative of Small-Scale Miners
Lalie Raveloson, Aurelien Rakotomazava and Baina Rakotoarinelina pose with a collection of rough tourmalines, quartz and other stones that they have collected through their mining experiences.  They are leaders in a 300 member cooperative that works to improve the economic and social conditions of miners in Madagascar.  They are interested in networking with other small-scale mining advocacy organizations and foreign investors.  Baina, the president of Gares-Mines, can be contacted by phone at (261) 033 14 204 85.