Abstract:
Successive governments in Ghana since independence have adopted various measures
to end illegal small-scale mining in the country. Yet all these measures over the years
have proved futile. This study sought to examine various ways by which religious
beliefs can be used to assist the fight against small-scale mining. To achieve the set
objective, the study adopted qualitative approach to research for the gathering and
analysis of the data. In all, fifteen participants were interviewed for the study. It was
discovered that religious beliefs can be an effective tool if religious leaders use their
pulpit to educate their members regularly, suspend members who do galamsey, and
also name and shame those of their members who engage in illegal small-scale
mining in their meeting places. It was therefore recommended that, the use of
religious beliefs to assist the fight against illegal small-scale mining can only be
effective if it is used together with other political measures that have been used over
the years for the fight.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Political Science Education,
Faculty of Social Sciences Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Education
(Political Science)
in the University of University, Winneba
DECEMBER, 2023
