There is an urgent need for financial services in artisanal gold mining communities. Formal financing such as banks or microfinance...
Studies show that heavy taxes and complex administrative burdens encourage extortion, smuggling, and debt bondage March 21, 2023 / Kolwezi,...
Artisanal mining often takes place in areas where security and human rights are at risk. Women make up 30 percent...
Cobalt fuels our smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles. Over 70 percent of the world’s cobalt comes from Democratic Republic of Congo...
54 Village Savings and Loans Associations established as part of Foundations for Peace project to support objective of responsible artisanal...
Meet Elélé and Juliette. Elélé and Juliette are from an artisanal gold mining community in Burkina Faso’s Centre-Ouest region. For...
When buying a new piece of jewellery, consumers are often presented with a dilemma—how to ensure their purchase is contributing...
Artisanal mining is a crucial source of revenue for women and their families. 30 percent of the estimated 44 million...
November 24, 2022 / Bamako, Mali Women and children in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Mali (FEMA) will...
The planetGOLD Uganda project aims to reduce mercury use by 15 tonnes over five years and support 4,500 artisanal miners...
Since 2019, we have worked with the mining cooperative COOPEDA in Dabakala, to implement the Just Gold traceability and due...
By Kady Seguin, IMPACT’s Policy and Research Director In recent years, more attention has been placed on understanding the barriers...