Jointly organized by UNITAR and the Environment Protection Agency of Sierra Leone (EPA-SL), The NAP workshop aimed at:

• Raising awareness on the NAP development and its expected implications
• Identifying stakeholders' key concerns and interests 
• Presenting the ASGM overview report 
• Discussing mapping issues, priorities and perspectives to inform a nation vision for the ASGM sector
• Collecting inputs for the NAP’s goals, mercury reduction targets and better mining practices
• Collecting inputs for the NAP’s formalization strategy and selecting a pathway towards formalization

The targeted audience (photos below) was composed of :

• ASGM actors: miners (diggers, processors, transporters, license holders), traders, dealers, goldsmiths and exporters
• Authorities from ASGM communities and chiefdoms
• Community and youth leaders
• Relevant local NAGOs, local academia, industrial mining companies
• Local banks