Democratic Republic of Congo
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Yves Bawa
country director
ybawa@pactworld.org
Noel Mondjo
program officer
nmondjo@pactworld.org
Pact report highlights progress against child labor in mining in Congo
May 11, 2016
Today, Pact released a report detailing the progress of efforts to address child labor in mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The report provides an in-depth look at four years of on-the-...
Keeping children out of mineral supply chains
May 11, 2016
The sun is high and blistering down on a sparse landscape. Sounds of hammers and picks are constant throughout the hot day. People come and go, hauling heavy sacks of rocks from pits and tunnels to...
Pact's Yves Bawa nominated as leader against conflict minerals
March 14, 2016
Pact is pleased to announce that Yves Bawa has been nominated for this year’s Top 100 Conflict Mineral Influence Leaders list.
Bawa serves as Pact’s regional director in Africa’s Great Lakes region...
Plummeting commodity prices increase risk of ‘conflict minerals’ in consumer electronic devices
February 11, 2016
A steep fall in worldwide mineral prices is jeopardizing the operational traceability system designed to both stem ‘conflict minerals’ and protect vulnerable artisanal miners in Africa’s Great Lakes...
Helping vulnerable people exercise their voice, access their rights
December 10, 2015
"Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always." That’s the theme for this year’s Human Rights Day.
At Pact, we believe all individuals are entitled to fair treatment under the law and protection from harm. That’...
Unconflicted: Mineral traceability in Africa’s Great Lakes region
October 29, 2015
Throughout Africa’s Great Lakes region, Pact and our partners are working to ensure small-scale and artisanal miners have legal access to international markets and a safer, more secure livelihood.
'One day at a time’: Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo
October 29, 2015
Safari Kulimushi, a 47-year-old father of 13 in DRC, lives his life as a miner one day at a time. With Pact’s support, his livelihood has become a safer, more secure choice.
Pact, partners reach critical milestone in mineral traceability in Africa
July 16, 2015
While work remains, Pact and its partners have made significant progress implementing a traceability and due diligence system in the Great Lakes region of Africa to assure minerals as conflict-free,...
Report sheds new light on conflict-free mining in Africa's Great Lakes
July 14, 2015
Today, Pact released a report detailing the state of conflict-free minerals in The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. The report provides an in-depth look at traceability and due...
A brighter future in Walikale
April 22, 2015
After five years of hard work and patience, artisanal miners are on the job in Walikale – free from fear and violence, with access to legal markets for the tin, tantalum and tungsten that go into our...