Our Approach
How we reverse Ghana's galamsey crisis—water, soil, and community together.
Water & Soil Remediation
Immediate Relief
Remediation takes time, and communities can't wait. Our method puts atmospheric water generators AWGs first, delivering certified safe drinking water immediately. Boreholes are drilled, tested, and certified within weeks to provide reliable long-term supply, while full environmental restoration may take months or years.
Once a borehole is operational and certified safe, the AWGs move on to the next affected community, repeating the cycle to ensure continuous, accessible clean water and protect community health from day one.
Integrated Treatment
Water restoration without soil recovery leads to rapid recontamination. Soil remediation without clean water is undone just as quickly. Our work targets both to prevent failure and end repeat contamination.
By coordinating industrial mobile soil and water remediatiation equipment, we maximize treatment effectiveness and reduce long-term risk. Continuous testing ensures areas are only returned to communities once they meet strict safety standards. Each project delivers measurable improvements, creating a durable foundation for ecosystem recovery.
Sustainable Mining Training & Regulatory Alignment
INFN8 VZN aims to train artisanal miners in mercury-free gold extraction techniques, designed to: *Recover gold efficiently without introducing mercury *Restore soil and water quality in alignment with recognized environmental standards *Rehabilitate mined land, teaching miners how to return sites to safe and productive conditions *Maintain productivity while minimizing environmental impact The training program is structured for documentation, monitoring, and independent verification, ensuring that restoration and remediation outcomes can be measured once deployed. Additionally, INFN8 VZN has initiated engagement with Ghanaian authorities to explore micro-licensing frameworks for artisanal miners. By aligning the training program with regulatory standards and verification processes, it will be prepared to support certification for safe and sustainable mining practices, including land restoration, when government pathways are established.
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Traditional farming in galamsey regions is compromised. Mercury in lettuce measures over 3,600 times the safe limit. Rice absorbs arsenic. Root crops pull heavy metals from poisoned ground. This contamination persists for up to 800 years. Families are consuming poison without knowing it.
We train communities in soil-free systems—hydroponics, aeroponics, and aquaponics—that bypass contaminated ground while the land heals. Aeroponics delivers nutrients directly to roots through mist. Hydroponics suspends plants in nutrient-rich water. Aquaponics combines fish farming with crop production in a closed-loop system. Up to 95% less water. Yields 3-4 times faster. No dependency on unpredictable rainfall. All three eliminate soil-borne contamination entirely.
Clean food now. Clean land later.
Keeping Kids Out of Mines
Children don't belong in galamsey pits. But when families can't afford school fees, uniforms, or supplies, kids end up working instead of learning. Thousands of children—some as young as nine—work in Ghana's illegal mines, exposed to mercury and physical danger every day.
Our aim: books, supplies, and solar lanterns in children's hands. Every child in school is one less child in a mine.
This isn't charity. It's prevention.
