In response to calls for action to address conflict minerals, RESOLVE worked with leaders in civil society, industry, and the U.S. government to found the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA). The PPA is a multi-sector initiative 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.
The PPA has raised over $2 million in private sector contributions, which is deployed in parallel with more than $20 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), focused on infrastructure and traceability. With this funding, the PPA has tested tools for enhanced upstream due diligence and reporting, made grants to assess models for collecting and disseminating due diligence data, and supported civil society training and mechanisms to monitor and report fraud and smuggling.
RESOLVE has served as secretariat for the PPA since its design and launch in 2011. We coordinate and lead strategic planning, project implementation, communications, and grant management. We facilitate the PPA’s decision-making as well as dialogue and problem-solving between the PPA and GLR-based leaders and stakeholders. Please visit the PPA website for additional details on impacts and activities.
Sasha Lezhnev, Enough Project
Taylor Kennedy
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Eight projects have been funded in the DRC and the surrounding region to promote development of tools and civil society capacity in support of responsible artisanal minerals trade.
RESOLVE convened ten sessions with regional and international stakeholders to identify challenges and a path forward on technical and policy coordination gaps.
The united voice and action of the PPA as a tripartite coalition has enabled members to effect on-the-ground change at a larger scale than any one member could achieve alone.
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