Resources and Resourcefulness : Gender, Conflict, and Artisanal Mining Communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Recent studies in the DRC tend to focus on human rights abuses or on the status of women, however few investigations examine the link between mining and sexual violence. There is a dearth of research specifically into the gender dimensions of artis...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
HIV
SEX
WAR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24418255/resources-resourcefulness-gender-conflict-artisanal-mining-communities-eastern-democratic-republic-congo
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topic SANITATION
PROSTITUTES
SENSITIVE TOPICS
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
HUMAN CAPACITY
SEX WORKERS
LOCAL POPULATION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
ABUSE
SPOUSE
PROSTITUTE
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
SEX WORK
FAMILY STRUCTURE
TRADITIONAL FAMILY
ELDERLY WOMEN
SENSITIVE ISSUES
EQUAL PARTICIPATION
DISCRIMINATION
FORMULATION OF POLICIES
HEALTH CARE
DRUGS
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
FAMILY MEMBERS
SINGLE MOTHER
PROSTITUTION
RURAL POPULATION
VULNERABILITY
HEALTH FACILITIES
HOSPITAL
PUBLIC HEALTH
DRUG ABUSE
KNOWLEDGE
SEX TRADE
RIGHTS OF WOMEN
SECURITY SITUATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
DISEASES
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
PREGNANCIES
TRAINING
POLITICAL DECISION
GRASS-ROOTS
POLITICAL POWER
RAPE
YOUNG MALE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
MODERNIZATION
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
POOR HEALTH
SOCIAL SYSTEMS
LAND OWNERSHIP
VICIOUS CYCLE
TUBERCULOSIS
YOUNG [MEN
EX-COMBATANTS
ORPHANS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
STATUS OF WOMEN
ELDERLY
MEDICAL TREATMENT
RESPECT
SMALL LOANS
ALCOHOL ABUSE
UNIONS
YOUNG MEN
POLICIES
EQUAL ACCESS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SOCIAL SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
HIV
NURSE
WOMAN
ECONOMIC STATUS
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
POLICY MAKERS
RAPES
BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
VULNERABLE GROUPS
VICTIMS
KIDS
MEASLES
POPULATIONS
MOTHER
PHYSICAL ABUSE
MALARIA
SICK FAMILY MEMBERS
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
POLICY
ROLE OF GENDER
HUMAN RIGHT
LIFESTYLES
HUSBANDS
LOCAL COMMUNITY
SEX
HUMAN RIGHTS
PREGNANT WOMEN
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
CIVILIAN POPULATIONS
UNWANTED PREGNANCIES
SUPPLY CHAINS
ALCOHOLIC
WARS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
WORKING CONDITIONS
WAR
SEX WORKER
HEALTH PROBLEMS
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
YOUNG WOMEN
POPULATION MOVEMENT
FAMILY STRUCTURES
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
YOUNG PEOPLE
SOCIAL COHESION
POPULATION
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
LIVING CONDITIONS
TRAUMA
CIVIL WAR
NATIVE POPULATION
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
WOMEN
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION
GENDER ROLES
HEALTH SERVICES
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
GENDER RELATIONS
PEACE
CULTURAL RIGHTS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
ALCOHOLISM
SANITATION FACILITIES
spellingShingle SANITATION
PROSTITUTES
SENSITIVE TOPICS
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
HUMAN CAPACITY
SEX WORKERS
LOCAL POPULATION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
ABUSE
SPOUSE
PROSTITUTE
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
SEX WORK
FAMILY STRUCTURE
TRADITIONAL FAMILY
ELDERLY WOMEN
SENSITIVE ISSUES
EQUAL PARTICIPATION
DISCRIMINATION
FORMULATION OF POLICIES
HEALTH CARE
DRUGS
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
FAMILY MEMBERS
SINGLE MOTHER
PROSTITUTION
RURAL POPULATION
VULNERABILITY
HEALTH FACILITIES
HOSPITAL
PUBLIC HEALTH
DRUG ABUSE
KNOWLEDGE
SEX TRADE
RIGHTS OF WOMEN
SECURITY SITUATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
DISEASES
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
PREGNANCIES
TRAINING
POLITICAL DECISION
GRASS-ROOTS
POLITICAL POWER
RAPE
YOUNG MALE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
MODERNIZATION
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
POOR HEALTH
SOCIAL SYSTEMS
LAND OWNERSHIP
VICIOUS CYCLE
TUBERCULOSIS
YOUNG [MEN
EX-COMBATANTS
ORPHANS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
STATUS OF WOMEN
ELDERLY
MEDICAL TREATMENT
RESPECT
SMALL LOANS
ALCOHOL ABUSE
UNIONS
YOUNG MEN
POLICIES
EQUAL ACCESS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SOCIAL SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
HIV
NURSE
WOMAN
ECONOMIC STATUS
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
POLICY MAKERS
RAPES
BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
VULNERABLE GROUPS
VICTIMS
KIDS
MEASLES
POPULATIONS
MOTHER
PHYSICAL ABUSE
MALARIA
SICK FAMILY MEMBERS
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
POLICY
ROLE OF GENDER
HUMAN RIGHT
LIFESTYLES
HUSBANDS
LOCAL COMMUNITY
SEX
HUMAN RIGHTS
PREGNANT WOMEN
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
CIVILIAN POPULATIONS
UNWANTED PREGNANCIES
SUPPLY CHAINS
ALCOHOLIC
WARS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
WORKING CONDITIONS
WAR
SEX WORKER
HEALTH PROBLEMS
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
YOUNG WOMEN
POPULATION MOVEMENT
FAMILY STRUCTURES
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
YOUNG PEOPLE
SOCIAL COHESION
POPULATION
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
LIVING CONDITIONS
TRAUMA
CIVIL WAR
NATIVE POPULATION
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
WOMEN
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION
GENDER ROLES
HEALTH SERVICES
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
GENDER RELATIONS
PEACE
CULTURAL RIGHTS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
ALCOHOLISM
SANITATION FACILITIES
World Bank
Resources and Resourcefulness : Gender, Conflict, and Artisanal Mining Communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
geographic_facet Congo, Democratic Republic of
description Recent studies in the DRC tend to focus on human rights abuses or on the status of women, however few investigations examine the link between mining and sexual violence. There is a dearth of research specifically into the gender dimensions of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) as a means to economic security for both men and women. Further, there has been insufficient analysis of the real and potential threats to women’s human rights in the artisanal mining sector in DRC. Once these threats are identified, governmental and other partners can be informed as to protective and restorative actions they can take to assure the rights of vulnerable groups within mining communities. With improved understanding of the vulnerabilities, opportunities, and human rights threats facing women in conflict-affected small-scale mining areas, governmental and NGO partners can be better informed both how to prevent violations of rights, as well as how to promote rights and improve economic and social outcomes for women and communities. The ASM sector has been noted as a significant element in the ongoing conflict in DRC, with particularly negative implications for women, but also has the potential to lead to considerable economic gains. The objectives of the study will be to: (i) identify the key gender dimensions of ASM in the Kivus, particularly in terms of how conflict exacerbates or changes what is already known about the gender dimensions of ASM and to understand the human rights issues facing women; (ii) identify specific sources of gendered vulnerability to human rights abuses within AMS communities and identify ways to address these vulnerabilities; and (iii) identify methodologies of resilience or positive coping in communities.
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author World Bank
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title Resources and Resourcefulness : Gender, Conflict, and Artisanal Mining Communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
title_short Resources and Resourcefulness : Gender, Conflict, and Artisanal Mining Communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
title_full Resources and Resourcefulness : Gender, Conflict, and Artisanal Mining Communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
title_fullStr Resources and Resourcefulness : Gender, Conflict, and Artisanal Mining Communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
title_full_unstemmed Resources and Resourcefulness : Gender, Conflict, and Artisanal Mining Communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
title_sort resources and resourcefulness : gender, conflict, and artisanal mining communities in eastern democratic republic of the congo
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24418255/resources-resourcefulness-gender-conflict-artisanal-mining-communities-eastern-democratic-republic-congo
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spelling okr-10986-219032021-04-23T14:04:05Z Resources and Resourcefulness : Gender, Conflict, and Artisanal Mining Communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo World Bank SANITATION PROSTITUTES SENSITIVE TOPICS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE HUMAN CAPACITY SEX WORKERS LOCAL POPULATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES ABUSE SPOUSE PROSTITUTE RELIGIOUS LEADERS SEX WORK FAMILY STRUCTURE TRADITIONAL FAMILY ELDERLY WOMEN SENSITIVE ISSUES EQUAL PARTICIPATION DISCRIMINATION FORMULATION OF POLICIES HEALTH CARE DRUGS FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FAMILY MEMBERS SINGLE MOTHER PROSTITUTION RURAL POPULATION VULNERABILITY HEALTH FACILITIES HOSPITAL PUBLIC HEALTH DRUG ABUSE KNOWLEDGE SEX TRADE RIGHTS OF WOMEN SECURITY SITUATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DISEASES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN PREGNANCIES TRAINING POLITICAL DECISION GRASS-ROOTS POLITICAL POWER RAPE YOUNG MALE HEALTH CARE SERVICES MODERNIZATION VULNERABLE POPULATIONS POOR HEALTH SOCIAL SYSTEMS LAND OWNERSHIP VICIOUS CYCLE TUBERCULOSIS YOUNG [MEN EX-COMBATANTS ORPHANS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT HOUSEHOLD ASSETS STATUS OF WOMEN ELDERLY MEDICAL TREATMENT RESPECT SMALL LOANS ALCOHOL ABUSE UNIONS YOUNG MEN POLICIES EQUAL ACCESS SUBSTANCE ABUSE SOCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HIV NURSE WOMAN ECONOMIC STATUS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY MAKERS RAPES BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES NATIONAL GOVERNMENT VULNERABLE GROUPS VICTIMS KIDS MEASLES POPULATIONS MOTHER PHYSICAL ABUSE MALARIA SICK FAMILY MEMBERS SEXUAL EXPLOITATION POLICY ROLE OF GENDER HUMAN RIGHT LIFESTYLES HUSBANDS LOCAL COMMUNITY SEX HUMAN RIGHTS PREGNANT WOMEN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES CIVILIAN POPULATIONS UNWANTED PREGNANCIES SUPPLY CHAINS ALCOHOLIC WARS LOCAL COMMUNITIES WORKING CONDITIONS WAR SEX WORKER HEALTH PROBLEMS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN YOUNG WOMEN POPULATION MOVEMENT FAMILY STRUCTURES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY YOUNG PEOPLE SOCIAL COHESION POPULATION HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS INTERNATIONAL LAW LIVING CONDITIONS TRAUMA CIVIL WAR NATIVE POPULATION GENDER DISCRIMINATION WOMEN SEXUAL VIOLENCE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION GENDER ROLES HEALTH SERVICES POLITICAL PARTICIPATION GENDER RELATIONS PEACE CULTURAL RIGHTS SERVICE PROVIDERS ALCOHOLISM SANITATION FACILITIES Recent studies in the DRC tend to focus on human rights abuses or on the status of women, however few investigations examine the link between mining and sexual violence. There is a dearth of research specifically into the gender dimensions of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) as a means to economic security for both men and women. Further, there has been insufficient analysis of the real and potential threats to women’s human rights in the artisanal mining sector in DRC. Once these threats are identified, governmental and other partners can be informed as to protective and restorative actions they can take to assure the rights of vulnerable groups within mining communities. With improved understanding of the vulnerabilities, opportunities, and human rights threats facing women in conflict-affected small-scale mining areas, governmental and NGO partners can be better informed both how to prevent violations of rights, as well as how to promote rights and improve economic and social outcomes for women and communities. The ASM sector has been noted as a significant element in the ongoing conflict in DRC, with particularly negative implications for women, but also has the potential to lead to considerable economic gains. The objectives of the study will be to: (i) identify the key gender dimensions of ASM in the Kivus, particularly in terms of how conflict exacerbates or changes what is already known about the gender dimensions of ASM and to understand the human rights issues facing women; (ii) identify specific sources of gendered vulnerability to human rights abuses within AMS communities and identify ways to address these vulnerabilities; and (iii) identify methodologies of resilience or positive coping in communities. 2015-05-19T17:01:10Z 2015-05-19T17:01:10Z 2015-04-10 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24418255/resources-resourcefulness-gender-conflict-artisanal-mining-communities-eastern-democratic-republic-congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21903 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Congo, Democratic Republic of