Stories from the Field
From poverty to empowered employer of 20
Born and raised in a family of eight in the Gakenke district in Rwanda, Noel Nshimiyimana’s family could barely make ends meet. After finishing school at the age of 17, Noel was admitted to a vocational training school, but was unable to afford the school’s fees. Noel...
Bringing better practice on security
Some insecurity persists in the Great Lakes Region and security services play an important role in protecting communities, mining areas and transport routes and maintaining the law, including to help legitimate trade to grow. At the same time, security forces should...
A successful business grows from traceability
The owner of SEAVMC (Société d’Extraction Achat et Vente des Minerais et Carrières), Mr. Emmanuel Nyabyenda, started working in the mining sector in 2008. He slowly built up his company, and now has over fifteen mine sites allocated to him by the Rwandan Government....
A young mother is enabled to provide for her family
Naomi Mwilambwe survived the war which en-gulfed the DRC until 2002 but was abandoned by her husband with three small children to look after. After a failed small business venture she went to work washing minerals in the mines. Today she is providing her children with...
Increased incomes under iTSCi offer a better life
In Western Province of Rwanda, the iTSCi mineral traceability system is enabling miners like Jean Bosco Mbarushimana to earn better incomes from mining activities and provide a better life for themselves and their families. Jean Bosco, a team leader at the COMINYABU...