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In 2023, UN Women introduced the Women's Empowerment Principles' Gender-Responsive Procurement Assessment Tool. This tool was designed to help companies gauge their progress on GRP policies and practices. To test this Tool, UN Women partnered with the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 to launch a pilot programme that evaluates gender-responsive procurement in the jewellery industry. This report shares the results of that pilot programme. 

This is the fourth and final module of the Verification and Capacity Building Training package.

USAID’s Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold ) Project conducted 100+ factfinding discussions with jewelers, refiners and others active in the ASGM sector to better understand their barriers and requirements. Through this engagement, the Project identified key areas where misconception is common.

This road map is for both new and veteran jewelers. Designed as a workbook and reference, this brief document offers facts, easy actions and thought provoking questions. 

Can blockchain be a substitute for trust relationships to support responsible sourcing from artisanal miners? The main obstacle for using blockchain is to create a link between the physical world (the traded gold) and the digital (the blockchain). While blockchain could contribute to a more transparent gold supply chain, it has a limited ability to ensure responsible sourcing from artisanal miners.

USAID’s Commercially Viable Conflict-Free Gold Project, known locally as “Zahabu Safi” is a five-year project, implemented in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by Global Communities and Levin Sources. The project is designed to build on recent successes achieved by donor-funded initiatives to export responsibly sourced gold to jewelry buyers in North America and Europe. This learning brief is designed to deepen understanding of the logistical barriers and incentives when transporting, storing, and preparing to export gold from eastern DRC. 

Solidaridad, with the support of the global luxury group Kering, take Village Savings and Loans Associations to the next level through an innovative revolving fund that empowers women led enterprises.