Driving change search menu search content About the Project | À propos du projet | Kuhusu Mradi Mapping minerals supply chain regulation Enhancing small-scale producers' participation EN This project develops a framework for ‘putting small-scale producers in the driver’s seat’ when it comes t…

Driving change search menu search content Presentations Wrap up events, University of Antwerp & Université de Lubumbashi 2025 On 24 June 2025 we presented the Driving Change findings and output during a wrap-up event at IOB in Antwerp: Driving Change: Voices, Photographs, and Findings from a Collab…

Driving change search menu search content Ethics | Éthique EN The research has been approved by the Ethical Commission in Social and Human Sciences (EASHW) at the University of Antwerp. The international and Congolese researchers involved with this project are collecting data based on oral consent …

Driving change search menu search content Driving change | Conduire au changement Putting small-scale producers in the driver’s seat of battery-mineral supply chain regulation EN This project develops a framework for ‘putting small-scale producers in the driver’s seat’ when it comes to elect…

Driving change search menu search content Enhancing small-scale producers' participation | Renforcer la participation Methods EN Work package 2 Data collection: We have complemented the data collected in the mapping exercise with semi-structured interviews to provide more detailed information on the…

Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content Publications Read the articles (English) here Lisez les papiers (français) ici Pakua muhtasari wa kiswahili hapa EN We published seven working papers in French and six articles in English in a special issue of The Extrac…

Driving change search menu search content Mapping supply chain regulation | Cartographier la réglementation de la chaîne Methods EN Data collection: We started with desk-based research, drawing on sources including due diligence documentation, company reporting, NGO publications, blog posts and so…

Driving change search menu search content DRC Visits | Visites en RDC Recherche dans le Lualaba et Sud-Kivu en début 2023 Photo de l'équipe de Lubumbashi Des membres de l'équipe de Lubumbashi Des membres de l'équipe de Lubumbashi Vue d'une certaine distance d'un site minier artisanal près de Ko…

Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content Exhibition Watch the video of the opening event here Watch the video of the closing event here EN From 9 April until 7 May 2022 CEGEMI organized the exhibition Creuseurs de rêve at the Institut Français in Bukavu. The e…

Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content Field visits Watch the video here - Regardez la vidéo ici EN In April 2021 and August 2021 the multidisciplinary CEGEMI team visited the mines of Kamituga to collect data on health and environment. Kamituga is a mining t…

Driving change search menu search content Collaborations Université Catholique de Bukavu EN We collaborate with the Centre d'Expertise en Gestion Minière (CEGEMI), a research center that was established in 2011 at the Université Catholique de Bukavu. On CEGEMI's website, the center's activities a…

Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content About the project Team members / membres de l'équipe Christelle Balegamire, Divin-Luc Bikubanya, Philippe Dunia Kabunga, Sara Geenen, Olivier Igugu, Gracia Kabilambali, Patrick Katoto, Simon Marijsse, Gabriel Muhanzi Aga…

Driving change search menu search content Photo Essay: The DRC’s Cobalt Essai Photographique: Le Cobalt de la RDC | Insha ya Picha: Cobalt ya DRC Take a look at the Photo Essay: The DRC’s Cobalt EN Photo Essay: The DRC’s Cobalt The city of Kolwezi is known as the ‘cobalt capital’ of the wo…

Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content Conferences EN We have communicated our findings at different conferences and seminars, in the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as in Belgium. FR Nous avons communiqué nos résultats lors de différentes conférences…

Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content Photo essay Photo essay EN We have visually documented work and life in Kamituga gold mine in 100 pictures. The photo essay provides a fascinating insight into the journey of gold, from the underground pit to the local go…

Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content Comic strip Soma kwa kiswahili La fièvre de l'or kiswahili Lisez en ligne en français La fièvre de l'or français EN On the basis of our findings we developed health education materials, such as this comic strip. Story…

Driving change search menu search content Sensibilisation | Ufikiaji | Outreach Wrap up events in Antwerp and Lubumbashi In Antwerp we organized a Driving Change wrap up event on 24 June 2025. Apart from communicating the project results, we opened the photo exhibition Congo's Cobalt by Nathan Bushi…