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...
There’s a community hall in Mambasa, a remote part of Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri Province. The hall was built...
Meet three members of an artisanal gold mining community in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri Province: Ernest, Furaha, and Modestine....
According to the World Bank, only 26 percent of people in Democratic Republic of Congo have a formal bank account....
IMPACT is pleased to present our newly released 2018 Annual Report, Empowering Peacebuilders! In 2018, we strengthened our commitment to...
Meet the Network for the Empowerment of Women in Mining Communities (known by the French acronym REAFECOM), the first association...
A new documentary explores where our gold comes from and what we can do to support responsible sourcing from artisanal...