Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade

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PPA-FUNDED RESEARCH ON HOW FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CAN BETTER SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE SOURCING

In January 2019, the PPA commissioned research from Sofala Partners and BetterChain to explore the potential roles to financial institutions in promoting responsible minerals trade from conflict-affected and high-risk areas, and the barriers to that engagement. The research was completed in April 2019. The Executive Summary of the report is now available here. To learn more about other PPA activities, please visit Our Work.

OPPORTUNITY TO ADVISE THE PPA ON RESPONSIBLE MINERALS CHALLENGES/OPPORTUNITIES 

The Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) is seeking expert and stakeholder insights on responsible minerals challenges and opportunities – tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold – in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa. 

This is not a call for proposals. Rather, the PPA has identified nine critical issues (including artisanal mining formalization, child labor, illegal taxation, women’s empowerment in mining, financial management and access, occupational health and safety, and due diligence reporting) and is now seeking stakeholder input to prioritize and further scope objectives for a subsequent funding opportunity (likely late 2019). Additional details about the PPA and the current request for information appear below. 

You can help advise the PPA by completing this survey by Friday, May 31. 

Those who complete this survey will also have the opportunity to sign up to receive notifications of later funding opportunities.

INVITATION À PARTAGER VOS IDÉES AVEC L'APP SUR LES DÉFIS / OPPORTUNITÉS LIÉS AUX MINERAIS RESPONSABLES

L'Alliance public-privé pour le commerce responsable des minerais (APP) recherche les idées des experts et des parties prenantes au sujet des défis et des opportunités liés aux minerais responsables – l’étain, le tantale, le tungstène et l’or (3TG) – dans la région des Grands Lacs, en Afrique centrale.

Il ne s’agit pas d’un appel à propositions. L’APP a plutôt identifié neuf problèmes critiques (y compris la formalisation de l'exploitation minière artisanale, le travail des enfants, la taxation illégale, l’autonomisation des femmes dans le secteur minier, la gestion financière et l’accès, la santé et la sécurité au travail et les rapports de due diligence) et recherche actuellement les idées des parties prenantes pour classer par ordre de priorité et préciser davantage les objectifs pour un éventuel financement ultérieur (probablement fin 2019). Des détails supplémentaires sur l’APP et la demande actuelle d’informations figurent ci-dessous.

On vous invite à partager vos idées avec l’APP en répondant à ce sondage d'ici le vendredi 31 mai.

Les personnes qui répondent à ce sondage auront également la possibilité de s’inscrire pour recevoir des notifications concernant les possibilités ultérieures de financement.

About

The Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) is a multi-sector initiative between leaders in civil society, industry, and the U.S. government that supports projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the surrounding Great Lakes Region of Central Africa (GLR) that improve the due diligence and governance systems needed for ethical supply chains. Funded projects bring in-region benefits and complement government initiatives, with a focus on developing tools and building civil society capacity to support responsible minerals sourcing and trading. We convene and facilitate timely dialogue among key regional and international actors.