Democratic Republic of Congo
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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Contacts
Yves Bawa
country director
ybawa@pactworld.org
Noel Mondjo
program officer
nmondjo@pactworld.org
Report
Socio-economic baseline study of Kasulo, Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Getting data right is key to ensure that interventions to improve the lives of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) communities are well designed and provide the intended impact. Pact is partnering...
Webinar
Mining and the Sustainable Development Goals: ASM and LSM perspectives
Webinar recording: Leveraging Artisanal & Small-scale Mining (ASM) and Large-Scale Mining (LSM) to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Organizers: Responsible Mining Foundation,...
Report
Mapping artisanal and small-scale mining to the Sustainable Development Goals
Pact and the University of Delaware’s Mapping Artisanal and Small-scale Mining to the Sustainable Development Goals (ASM-SDG Policy Assessment) is the first report assessing all positive and negative...
Webinar
The global significance of the DRC’s battery metals
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to a variety of key metals and minerals, including cobalt, lithium and the 3T’s (tin, tungsten and tantalum), all of which are forecast to see rapid...
Fact Sheet
Pact in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A fact sheet about Pact's programming in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Webinar
Formalizing artisanal mining in the DRC
Formalising artisanal mining is considered a challenge by most mining companies, especially those located in very remote countries. Regardless of the difficulties posed by training and educating...
Fact Sheet
Pact's Children Out of Mining program in Lualaba & Haut-Lomani Provinces of DRC
One of Pact's flagship mining projects is Children Out of Mining, which launched in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2015. Through this program, Pact aims to address child labor in mining, which...
Fact Sheet
Pact's WORTH for miners program
WORTH is Pact’s award-winning micro-banking program that empowers individuals to lift themselves and each other out of poverty. Unique in integrating literacy training, community banking, and...
Fact Sheet
Children Out of Mining: Community engagement
Pact recognizes that any intervention to address child labor in mining must take into consideration the interconnected influences of family, community, and society on a child's life. Therefore, a...
Fact Sheet
Pact's youth apprenticeship program in Kolwezi, DRC
Since 2017, Pact has assisted 209 young artisanal miners (YAMers), from 15 to 17 years old, to thrive in an alternative trades to mining. According to the latest UNICEF estimate, roughly 40,000 young...