RMI News & Updates

Follow RMI’s journey toward responsible and child-labor free mica supply chains: explore our latest news, partnerships, and field progress from India to Madagascar.

• Provision of protective equipment and adapted mining tools to improve safety and working conditions

Madagascar, November 1st – The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have just

13-year-old child Sonu standing in front of his house

Background — A family struggling to keep access to education Sonu Kumar, a bright 13-year-old boy from Ghormaro

Pile of mica on a tarp at a sorting site in Madagascar

Kicking-off a new phase of accountability in Madagascar Between September and early December 2025, the Responsible Mica Initiative

Balwadi Center

A new chapter for early childhood education in Phaguni In the remote village of Phaguni, Bihar, where early

Antananarivo, Fort Dauphin, Androy and Anosy regions, Madagascar – September 2025: Last week, the Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI)

Eye echeck-up camp in Jharkhand

Giridih & Koderma, Jharkhand, India – September 2025: More than 460 villagers benefitted from two free eye check-up