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...
An Ivorian Artisanal Mining Cooperative Breaks Barriers on the International Market
Since 2019, we have worked with the mining cooperative COOPEDA in Dabakala, to implement the Just Gold traceability and due...
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...
Mapping Taxes & Fees in DRC’s Artisanal Gold Supply Chain
Research has shown that high taxes and complex administrative burdens are driving gold smuggling in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
Project Supports a More Responsible Artisanal Gold Sector in Burkina Faso
Foundations for Peace promotes financial inclusion in artisanal gold mining communities and builds capacity of stakeholders to support the legal...
Moving Towards Responsible Artisanal Cobalt Supply Chains
The Global Battery Alliance Cobalt Action Partnership (CAP) has released the Report from Stakeholder Consultations on the Artisanal and Small-Scale...
Industry Push on Global Gold Centers Can Reduce Conflict Gold Trade – Advocacy Groups
Group of leading advocacy organizations say new London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) initiative on responsible gold has the potential to...
India Turning a Blind Eye to Smuggled Gold
New report calls for more vigilance on gold entering and exiting India Ottawa, Canada—November 27, 2019 IMPACT’s new report reveals...
US Customs Checks on Artisanal Gold Stigmatize Democratic Republic of Congo
New US Customs Withhold Release Order singles out DRC instead of requiring implementation of traceability and due diligence for all...