Our Donors

BMW, BASF, Samsung SDI, and Samsung Electronics are funding the Cobalt for Development project which aims to sustainably improve the living and working conditions of people employed in the artisanal cobalt sector and surrounding communities. The project is being implemented at a pilot mine in Democratic Republic of Congo by GIZ, in collaboration with IMPACT and Good Shepherd International Foundation/Bon Pasteur Kolwezi.

Dell provides funding for the business skills training component of our Artisanal Mining Women’s Empowerment Credit & Savings (AFECCOR) project.

The European Union funds our work to increase the production and trade of responsible gold in in Côte d’Ivoire through our Just Gold project.

GIZ funds our work in Côte d’Ivoire and supports sensitization of Ivorian stakeholders on formalization and due diligence implementation in the artisanal gold sector.

Global Affairs Canada funds our work in the Great Lakes region including research, developing innovative systems, and engagement with stakeholders through the Building Responsible Mineral Supply Chains in Africa’s Great Lakes Region program. This includes funding for our work with the International Conference on the Great Lakes region to advance certification and due diligence implementation applicable to 3Ts and gold, support to civil society including COSOC-GL, development of the Just Gold project, promotion of women’s rights, as well as environmental stewardship in artisanal gold mine sites.

The Just Gold project is receiving logistical support from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).

The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals funds our Artisanal Mining Women’s Empowerment Credit & Savings (AFECCOR) project.

IMPACT is partnering with Development International to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework for the OECD that measures the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.

The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs funds our work to provide leadership and capacity building to women artisanal miners in Democratic Republic of Congo through the Women of Peace project.

The Tungsten Industry Conflict Minerals Council provides funding for our work to transform how natural resources are managed in areas where security and human rights are at risk.