When Ugandan policymakers began re-examining the country’s mining laws, it became clear an overhaul was needed. Despite a surge of...
New Training Videos Support Artisanal Miners to Improve Health, Safety & Gender Equality
IMPACT has launched a series of training videos to support artisanal miners in improving their health and safety practices at...
US Sanctions: Step Forward to End Impunity for DRC’s Illicit Gold Trade
We applaud the recent action by the US Treasury Department to sanction Alain Goetz, the African Gold Refinery, and a...
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...
Ugandan Women Reclaim Their Mine Site
The Mubende Women Gold Miners Association are used to facing many challenges as the only women led, all women group...
The Kenyan Connection: Shedding Light on a Global Hub in the Trade of Illicit Gold and Mercury
In 2020, just before COVID-19 shut down many of the world’s borders, an IMPACT researcher had a front row seat...
Understanding Due Diligence in Artisanal Gold Mining
Artisanal gold mining can pose risks to miners and nearby communities. When buying artisanal gold, the international community wants evidence...
No Viable Future for Conflict-Free, Traceable, Responsible Gold from Democratic Republic of Congo Without Major Shifts in Market Expectations: New Report
Ottawa, Canada—March 31, 2021 Until the gold industry, donors, and consumers prioritize and support a development and rights-based approach that...
New Project Supports Women’s Empowerment in Artisanal Mining
The Digging for Equality project starts activities in Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe ahead of International Women’s Day...
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...
Supporting Artisanal Gold Miners to Become Environmentally Responsible
Is it possible to advance gender equality, development, and peace while supporting communities to protect the environment? We don’t just...
Illicit Gold Trade Thrives with Impunity in the Democratic Republic of Congo
New report exposes how known traders and exporters are circumventing legal channels and pocketing massive profits from smuggled artisanal DRC...