NEWS

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.

Access to safe water: a major challenge in southern Madagascar Access to safe drinking water remains a major

Background: a chairperson struggling without guidance Sunil Tudu, a 40-year-old resident of Khoro village and father of five,

Introduction The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) has always been committed to fostering sustainable, responsible, and fair mica supply

• 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