New report highlights how access to finance for communities is a key component to the success of any formalization and...
Building Economic Security through Community Savings in Burkina Faso
There is an urgent need for financial services in artisanal gold mining communities. Formal financing such as banks or microfinance...
How Peace Hubs can Improve Women’s Security in Mining Communities
Artisanal mining often takes place in areas where security and human rights are at risk. Women make up 30 percent...
“No One Has the Right to Judge”: Women’s Voices on Working in DRC’s Cobalt Sector
Cobalt fuels our smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles. Over 70 percent of the world’s cobalt comes from Democratic Republic of Congo...
Financial Inclusion in Burkina Faso’s Artisanal Gold Sector: Workshop Highlights Project Results
54 Village Savings and Loans Associations established as part of Foundations for Peace project to support objective of responsible artisanal...
First Year of Savings Builds Resilience in Burkina Faso’s Gold Mining Communities
Meet Elélé and Juliette. Elélé and Juliette are from an artisanal gold mining community in Burkina Faso’s Centre-Ouest region. For...
Strengthened Women’s Mining Associations Improve Gender Equality in DRC, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Artisanal mining is a crucial source of revenue for women and their families. 30 percent of the estimated 44 million...
Canadian support will improve women’s livelihoods and reduce child labour in the Malian artisanal mining sector
November 24, 2022 / Bamako, Mali Women and children in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Mali (FEMA) will...
What is the Role of Women in Gold Smuggling?
By Kady Seguin, IMPACT’s Policy and Research Director In recent years, more attention has been placed on understanding the barriers...
Leadership at a Town Hall in Democratic Republic of Congo for Women’s Rights
Democratic Republic of Congo is traditionally a patriarchal society, where decision makers are most often men. Yet, women are organizing...
Supporting Gender Equality in Uganda’s New Mining Law
When Ugandan policymakers began re-examining the country’s mining laws, it became clear an overhaul was needed. Despite a surge of...
What’s the Link Between Women’s Security & Child Labour in DRC’s Cobalt Mines?
Gender and responsible sourcing are increasingly tied together, ensuring that the extraction of subsoil riches benefits all members in communities...