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Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is driven by poverty, with most miners living in hazardous conditions and remaining in poverty. Formalizing ASGM is crucial for improving living conditions in ASGM communities. However, a main requirement for formalisation is that the mining activities are carried out without the use of mercury. The purpose of the program is to eliminate the use of mercury in ASGM, obtain formalisation of ASGM in the program area, and use the change as an example for advocacy for more ASGM communities to go mercury-free and become legal. It involves raising awareness about mercury hazards. Furthermore, the program will capacity-build the target communities’ miners to perform mercury-free ASGM, and capacity-build local stakeholders to advocate for mercury-free ASGM and formalisation locally and on a national level. Stakeholders include gold and mercury traders, ASGM organisations, local healthcare professionals, local authorities, and political stakeholders.