Wide praise for SAESSCAM internship solution

May 23, 2017

The iTSCi programme has enabled mining regulatory authorities in the DRC to be more efficient, participating in training, tracking minerals and facilitating due dili-gence on minerals from the mine to export. In the Province of Maniema, 91 mines are included in the...

Mining communities learn new business skills

Apr 17, 2017

The iTSCi programme helps ensure that the minerals used in electronics and many other consumer products are responsibly sourced and don’t contribute to serious human rights abuses by helping miners, companies and authorities to implement traceability and due...

Improving working conditions beyond conflict

Mar 17, 2017

iTSCi has brought about significant change and achievement in the application of due diligence in 3T mineral supply chains related to our primary mission around prevention of conflict and human rights abuses. Beyond these issues it is possible to do much more to...

Stakeholders combat illegal taxation by FARDC

Feb 17, 2017

Although iTSCi has helped to bring about change in mineral sourcing in the up-stream 3T supply chain in the DRC, risks are still present and issues will always occur. All stakeholders can help to identify and mitigate risks and this process is facilitated and recorded...

A new home for the mine authorities

Jan 16, 2017

Beside a 20 year old 40-square-meter wooden building, the provincial director of the North Kivu Mines Division, Emmanuel Dimubanze talks about where he and many of his 52 agents used to carry out their work to manage the minerals sec-tor across the Province of North...

Helping protect the Upemba national park

Dec 16, 2016

While iTSCi focuses on the implementation of due diligence for the avoidance of conflict and human rights issues, the traceability and risk management systems which have been put in place have many other benefits, with one such benefit being the possibility to help...