Focus Areas Archives - Page 6 of 11

Posted September 17, 2020

New report exposes how known traders and exporters are circumventing legal channels and pocketing massive profits from smuggled artisanal DRC...

Posted September 16, 2020

The Just Gold project is the first to successfully trace responsible artisanal gold from mine site to export according to...

Posted April 10, 2020

By Alan Martin, Sechaba Consulting and Joanne Lebert, IMPACT's Executive Director As COVID-19 sweeps the globe, risking the health and...

Posted November 27, 2019

New report calls for more vigilance on gold entering and exiting India Ottawa, Canada—November 27, 2019 IMPACT’s new report reveals...

Posted October 17, 2019

Meet three members of an artisanal gold mining community in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri Province: Ernest, Furaha, and Modestine....

Posted October 17, 2019

According to the World Bank, only 26 percent of people in Democratic Republic of Congo have a formal bank account....

Posted October 2, 2019

New US Customs Withhold Release Order singles out DRC instead of requiring implementation of traceability and due diligence for all...

Posted July 11, 2019

A group of 27 civil society groups have written an open letter to the Responsible Jewellery Council highlighting concerns with...

Posted March 8, 2019

The Women of Peace project launches ahead of International Women’s Day, providing women in Democratic Republic of Congo with support...

Posted March 7, 2019

Meet the Network for the Empowerment of Women in Mining Communities (known by the French acronym REAFECOM), the first association...

Posted February 6, 2019

A new documentary explores where our gold comes from and what we can do to support responsible sourcing from artisanal...

Posted December 19, 2018

Artisanal mining is an important source of income and employment, particularly for poor, rural populations. According to the World Bank,...