Stories from the Field
Advancing Occupational Health and Safety Practices: The Success of our ‘Ushimbaji kwa Kanuni ,heshima na Haki’ Project in South Kivu Province, DRC
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) mining involves the manual extraction of minerals, often using basic tools and techniques, and artisanal mines can present a wide range of physical hazards to miners which compromise their safety and wellbeing. One component of...
A Decade of Progress: The 10-year Anniversary of the ITSCI Programme in Burundi, May 2024
Last month, ITSCI celebrated its 10-year anniversary in Burundi, with the first ITSCI tagging taking place in Kayanza province on 12th May 2014. The 3T mineral sector in Burundi, being a Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Area, has faced many challenges but the...
ITSCI’s work fosters community investment in Gakenke district, Rwanda
The Cooperative Miniere Kababara-Gikindo (COMIKAGI) was founded in 1986 in Ruli sector of Gakenke district in Rwanda’s Northern Province and participates in the ITSCI programme for more than 10 years. With 1,700 workers, including members of the administration,...
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ITSCI response to October 2024 Global Witness inquiry
On 30th September, ITSCI received a letter from Global Witness indicating their intention to “producing a publication about [their] investigation into the implementation of the EU conflict minerals regulation”, reiterating previous allegations made about the ITSCI...
ITSCI Programme Incident & Outcome Review 2023
Our Incident and Outcome Review report provides an overview of our achievements working with stakeholders in risk mitigation relating to 3T mineral supply chains from Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda from 1st January 2023 to 31st December...
ITSCI update on our work in North Kivu, DRC
The security situation in North Kivu is not uniform across the whole province, nor is it representative of the situation in other provinces across the DRC where ITSCI is working. Understanding this variation is crucial for anyone assessing risks from the region, as it...
ITSCI Newsletter ‘Insight’
In our quarterly newsletter we provide updates on progress and challenges for ITSCI as well as relevant general news on regulatory developments or events
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Press Releases
ITSCI response to October 2024 Global Witness inquiry
On 30th September, ITSCI received a letter from Global Witness indicating their intention to “producing a publication about [their] investigation into the implementation of the EU conflict minerals regulation”, reiterating previous allegations made about the ITSCI...
ITSCI Programme Incident & Outcome Review 2023
Our Incident and Outcome Review report provides an overview of our achievements working with stakeholders in risk mitigation relating to 3T mineral supply chains from Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda from 1st January 2023 to 31st December...
ITSCI update on our work in North Kivu, DRC
The security situation in North Kivu is not uniform across the whole province, nor is it representative of the situation in other provinces across the DRC where ITSCI is working. Understanding this variation is crucial for anyone assessing risks from the region, as it...
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