Gender and responsible sourcing are increasingly tied together, ensuring that the extraction of subsoil riches benefits all members in communities...
IMPACT has launched a series of training videos to support artisanal miners in improving their health and safety practices at...
Research has shown that high taxes and complex administrative burdens are driving gold smuggling in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
We applaud the recent action by the US Treasury Department to sanction Alain Goetz, the African Gold Refinery, and a...
The Mubende Women Gold Miners Association are used to facing many challenges as the only women led, all women group...
IMPACT is pleased to present our newly released 2020 Annual Report, Shifting Paradigms. 2020 was a pivotal year. Not only...
In 2020, just before COVID-19 shut down many of the world’s borders, an IMPACT researcher had a front row seat...
IMPACT is pleased to present our newly released 2019 Annual Report, Strengthening Resilience. In 2019, we were forced to be...
Is it possible to advance gender equality, development, and peace while supporting communities to protect the environment? We don’t just...
Epidemics, Conflict, and Gold: What We Can Learn From DRC’s Ebola Outbreak As We Respond to COVID-19
By Kady Seguin, IMPACT’s Policy and Research Director, and Alan Martin, Sechaba Consulting The COVID-19 pandemic is spotlighting the vulnerability...
As COVID-19 sweeps the globe, affecting the health and lives of millions, the pandemic is wreaking further economic havoc on...
At IMPACT, we aim to transform systems for lasting change, especially for the world’s most vulnerable. However, the last few...