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REquest for initial concepts to expand 3tg artisanal access to finance

The Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade has released a Request for Initial Concepts (RFIC) for pilot projects to test approaches for increasing access to finance for 3TG artisanal and small-scale mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

RFIC requirements are available here. Concepts will be due no later than 13:00 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) on Friday, July 26.

The PPA collected queries until 13:00 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) on Friday, June 28, 2019. All questions and responses can be found here.

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DEMANDE DE CONCEPTS PRÉLIMINAIRES POUR L'EXPANSION DE L'ACCES ARTISANAL AU FINANCEMENT 3TG

L’Alliance public-privé pour le commerce responsable des minerais (PPA) est sollicite des concepts préliminaires (RFIC) pour des pilotes pour tester des approches afin d’améliorer l’accès au financement pour l’exploitation minière “3TG” artisanale en République Démocratique du Congo.

Les exigences RFIC sont jointes (et disponibles sur le site Web de PPA). Les concepts seront dus au plus tard le vendredi 26 juillet 2019, à 13h EDT (UTC-4).

Ceux qui soumettent des propositions peuvent poser des questions en anglais relatives au processus. Pour toute question, veuillez contacter RESOLVE: Margaret Lee, mlee@resolv.org, avec comme objet “Questions – PPA Artisanal Finance Pilot RFIC”. 

Le PPA a collecté des requêtes jusqu'au vendredi 28 juin 2019. Toutes les questions et réponses peuvent être consultées ici.

S'il vous plaît partagez cette annonce avec des collègues ou des partenaires qui pourraient être intéressés.

 

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.

• Executive summary
  
• Full report
• May 22 Webinar Presentation
  
  

To learn more about other PPA activities, please visit Our Work.

 

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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.