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Posted May 31, 2022

Research has shown that high taxes and complex administrative burdens are driving gold smuggling in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....

Posted March 28, 2022

We applaud the recent action by the US Treasury Department to sanction Alain Goetz, the African Gold Refinery, and a...

Posted February 15, 2022

The Mubende Women Gold Miners Association are used to facing many challenges as the only women led, all women group...

Posted December 14, 2021

IMPACT is pleased to present our newly released 2020 Annual Report, Shifting Paradigms. 2020 was a pivotal year. Not only...

Posted September 10, 2021

In 2020, just before COVID-19 shut down many of the world’s borders, an IMPACT researcher had a front row seat...

Posted December 7, 2020

IMPACT is pleased to present our newly released 2019 Annual Report, Strengthening Resilience. In 2019, we were forced to be...

Posted October 26, 2020

Is it possible to advance gender equality, development, and peace while supporting communities to protect the environment? We don’t just...

Posted May 22, 2020

By Kady Seguin, IMPACT’s Policy and Research Director, and Alan Martin, Sechaba Consulting The COVID-19 pandemic is spotlighting the vulnerability...

Posted May 13, 2020

As COVID-19 sweeps the globe, affecting the health and lives of millions, the pandemic is wreaking further economic havoc on...

Posted April 6, 2020

At IMPACT, we aim to transform systems for lasting change, especially for the world’s most vulnerable. However, the last few...

Posted December 17, 2019

There’s a community hall in Mambasa, a remote part of Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri Province. The hall was built...

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....