{"id":2057,"date":"2024-06-11T19:58:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T19:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/?page_id=2057"},"modified":"2025-08-05T19:45:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:45:01","slug":"conflict-minerals-and-sexual-violence-in-the-drc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/conflict-minerals-and-sexual-violence-in-the-drc\/","title":{"rendered":"Conflict Minerals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2057\" class=\"elementor elementor-2057\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a80cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86a80cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" role=\"banner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e26553 e-con-full 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e760e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2e760e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONFLICT MINERALS IN THE DRC<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977e2ed war-conflict-eastern elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"977e2ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Democratic Republic of Congo holds an estimated<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e48229 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e48229\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf6488 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbf6488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/minerals-story3.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/minerals-story3-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/minerals-story3-768x581.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1083px) 100vw, 1083px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1083px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1083\/819;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e17e36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e17e36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa6d64 war-live-lost elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fa6d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>$24 trillion in untapped mineral deposits,<\/span>  making it one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b2c1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88b2c1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d0574 war-displacement elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40d0574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Despite this immense wealth, the country has been <span>plagued by decades of war, sexual violence, and widespread poverty.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef6a00 war-displacement elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cef6a00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Despite this immense wealth, the country has been <span>plagued by decades of war, sexual violence, and widespread poverty.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17355d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17355d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f8737 war-unprecedented-scale elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66f8737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Minerals like tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (3TGs)<\/span>\u2014commonly referred to as \"conflict minerals\"\u2014are essential to global industries but are at the center of the violence that continues to devastate the region. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9335638 large elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9335638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An unimaginable amount of these resources has already been extracted, lining the pockets of armed groups and corrupt actors, while the people of the DRC remain impoverished.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cf788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73cf788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Role of Conflict Minerals in the Congo War<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89bc7bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89bc7bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce53c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fce53c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c8e5a no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4c8e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the onset of the Second Congo War in 1998, control over the DRC\u2019s vast mineral resources has fueled conflict between armed groups and militias. These factions fight over mining territories, using profits from the illegal extraction and smuggling of conflict minerals to finance their operations and purchase weapons. The struggle for control over mineral-rich areas has led to prolonged violence, contributing to the deaths of millions and leaving entire regions destabilized.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da0dc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4da0dc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e941ac0 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e941ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the country is home to some of the world\u2019s largest deposits of critical minerals, the revenue generated from these resources rarely benefits the local population. Instead, it sustains the power of warlords, militias, and corrupt officials who perpetuate the cycle of conflict. Global demand for these minerals, used in everyday electronics like smartphones and laptops, ensures that the illegal trade continues despite international efforts to regulate it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73eadfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73eadfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc191c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfc191c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Minerals in the DRC and Their Global Supply Share<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88de2f2 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88de2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The DRC is home to some of the most critical minerals used in modern technology and industry. Despite possessing such a significant share of the world\u2019s mineral wealth, the Congolese people see little benefit, as much of the extraction and trade is controlled by armed groups and foreign interests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41bee64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41bee64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da69c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5da69c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52eb994 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52eb994\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991674d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"991674d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c00178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c00178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cobalt:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95f985 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b95f985\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e5dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"66e5dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">~<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"57\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3de62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf3de62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Supply<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2290411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2290411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Used in lithium-ion batteries in <strong>laptops, <\/strong><strong>smartphones, and electric vehicles <\/strong>(EVs)<\/p><p>Estimated Deposits in DRC: <br \/><strong>6 million metric tons<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e281e small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18e281e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/264930\/global-cobalt-reserves\/#:~:text=The%20Democratic%20Republic%20of%20the,global%20cobalt%20reserves%20in%202023.\">STATISTA 2023<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08135e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08135e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0c089 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd0c089\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187c139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"187c139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coltan:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885c449 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"885c449\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69de09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"69de09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">~<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"70\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0831bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0831bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Supply<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cde105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cde105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Used in solder for <strong>circuit boards in electronics<\/strong><\/p><p>Estimated Deposits in DRC: <br \/><em><strong>Undetermined<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e16e47 small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e16e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/les-decodeurs\/article\/2024\/02\/10\/republique-democratique-du-congo-comprendre-la-crise-oubliee-que-denoncent-les-footballeurs-de-la-can_6215870_4355770.html\">Le Monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/periodicals\/mcs2023\/mcs2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USGS 2023<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc87ba1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc87ba1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50bcf3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50bcf3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36f6ad e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e36f6ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aeafaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aeafaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lithium:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b09ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75b09ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1b37f elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"3f1b37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">~<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"4\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831406b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"831406b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Supply<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbef8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fbef8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Used in lithium-ion batteries in <strong>laptops, <\/strong><strong>smartphones, and electric vehicles <\/strong>(EVs)<\/p><p>Estimated Deposits in DRC: <br \/><em><strong>Undetermined<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7035dd0 small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7035dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/periodicals\/mcs2023\/mcs2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USGS 2023<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c25058 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c25058\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcb510 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fcb510\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd32793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd32793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Copper:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bbdbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57bbdbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728293b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"728293b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">~<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"10\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714df8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"714df8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Supply<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d9ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9d9ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Essential for<strong> electrical infrastructure, wiring, <\/strong>and<strong> renewable energy<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>systems<\/strong><\/p><p>Estimated Deposits in DRC: <br \/><strong>75 million metric tons<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440dcf1 small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"440dcf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/periodicals\/mcs2023\/mcs2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USGS 2023<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8d129 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e8d129\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a44aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3a44aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7175fa7 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7175fa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b4692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21b4692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gold:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e782e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e782e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb629b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"fb629b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">~<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c56be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44c56be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Supply<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a0eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a0eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Used in <strong>jewelry, electronics<\/strong>, and as a <strong>financial asset<\/strong><\/p><p>Estimated Deposits in DRC: <br \/><strong>600 million metric tons (ore)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724790e small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"724790e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Gold Council 2023<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fbf7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48fbf7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8a22d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe8a22d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea1563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aea1563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diamonds:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745f9c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"745f9c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4364af elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"a4364af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">~<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"20\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804d70a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"804d70a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Supply<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28835a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f28835a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Industrial-grade diamonds used for <strong>cutting tools, drilling, and high-tech applications<\/strong><\/p><p>Estimated Deposits in DRC: <br \/><strong>150 million carats<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851fbde small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"851fbde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kimberleyprocess.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimberley Process 2023<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84842a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84842a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505212e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"505212e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53551bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53551bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Minerals Are Found in the DRC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8033074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8033074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The country\u2019s mineral wealth is concentrated in the eastern and southern regions, particularly in the provinces of:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Katanga<\/strong> \u2013 Rich in copper and cobalt.<\/li><li><strong>North &amp; South Kivu<\/strong> \u2013 Key areas for tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold.<\/li><li><strong>Ituri<\/strong> \u2013 Significant gold deposits.<\/li><li><strong>Maniema<\/strong> \u2013 Tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold deposits.<\/li><li><strong>Kasai<\/strong> \u2013 Home to diamond mining operations.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fdc0b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d1fdc0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ab8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48ab8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a detailed map of mineral-rich areas in the DRC you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipisresearch.be\/mapping\/webmapping\/drcongo\/v6\/#-3.4158790480806687\/22.029458966880952\/4.95788723253261\/4\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explore this interactive map developed by IPIS<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752f735 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"752f735\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9f1c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f9f1c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fe420 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32fe420\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847da11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"847da11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Connection to Sexual Violence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ee551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32ee551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sexual violence in the DRC is not only a byproduct of the war but a deliberate tactic used by armed groups to control mineral-rich regions. Militias and factions use mass rape and sexual assault as weapons of war to terrorize and dominate communities, especially in areas where mining activities occur. The violence is designed to break the spirit of the population, making them easier to exploit for labor and resources. Women and girls, in particular, are targeted in these mining areas, leaving survivors traumatized and communities devastated.<\/p>\n<p>This widespread use of sexual violence perpetuates a cycle of fear and instability, with survivors often stigmatized and unable to return to normal life. The use of rape as a weapon has shattered communities and deepened the trauma, further entrenching control over valuable mineral deposits. This systematic sexual violence, directly tied to the exploitation of minerals, has long-lasting consequences for both survivors and the broader society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3117452 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3117452\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef935a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ef935a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d438bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d438bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Impact on Poverty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb690a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb690a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The DRC is paradoxically one of the poorest countries in the world, despite its extraordinary mineral wealth. While an estimated $24 trillion in untapped mineral resources lie beneath the ground, the people who live above them see little benefit. Armed groups and corrupt officials siphon off the wealth, leaving local populations trapped in poverty. Workers, including children, are forced to toil in dangerous and degrading conditions in the mines, receiving little pay for their labor.<\/p>\n<p>As the DRC\u2019s resources are extracted and smuggled out, the infrastructure, health, and education systems remain in ruins. Families are displaced by the conflict, fleeing from violence and abandoning their homes and livelihoods. Entire communities are destroyed, while those who profit from the mineral trade continue to fuel instability. 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"45\" height=\"46\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-7340.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10518 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 45px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 45\/46;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2523587 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2523587\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343edd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"343edd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">War in congo<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46d3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b46d3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the history and timeline of the war in Congo<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0d68f e-con-full crisis-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc0d68f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/rape-as-a-weapon-of-war\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b745cbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b745cbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cdae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61cdae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RAPE: A WEAPON OF WAR<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c7e32a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c7e32a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn how and why sexual violence is used as a weapon of 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/donate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate to support sexual violence survivors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b395932 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b395932\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e870794 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e870794\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e754b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"456\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/minerals-solution4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10743 lazyload\" alt=\"congo conflict minerals\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/minerals-solution4.jpg 821w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/minerals-solution4-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/minerals-solution4-768x547.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/456;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575e735 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"575e735\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa318e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa318e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ending the link between conflict minerals, war, sexual violence, and poverty in the DRC is crucial for peace and prosperity.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c42e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1c42e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>National and international efforts, including mechanisms such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/06\/20\/actualite\/economie\/la-rdc-lance-son-initiative-pour-la-tracabilite-de-lor-artisanal-itoa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITOA<\/a><\/strong>, Section 1502 of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/111th-congress\/house-bill\/4173\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dodd-Frank Act<\/a><\/strong>, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mneguidelines.oecd.org\/\/mining.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OECD Due Diligence Guidance<\/a><\/strong>, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/icglr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ICGLR-Regional-Certification-Mechanism-Manual-2nd-Edition_Final.pdf?x55657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism<\/a><\/strong>, and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Responsible Minerals Initiative<\/a><\/strong>, have sought to cut off the flow of conflict minerals into global supply chains. However, these initiatives are undermined by their voluntary nature and\/or weak implementations, allowing companies, governments, and individuals to avoid accountability. The lack of meaningful sanctions against these actors, coupled with the systemic nature of the exploitation, means that these efforts fail to challenge the underlying economic drivers of the conflict, allowing the status quo to persist. Stronger regulation, increased transparency and meaningful fiscal reforms are needed to reduce the demand for conflict minerals.<\/p><p>Locally, organizations like Panzi Foundation provide critical support to survivors of sexual violence and advocate for systemic change. By addressing the root causes of sexual and gender-based violence, Panzi is helping to restore dignity to survivors and communities devastated by the conflict. Additionally, promoting ethical and sustainable mining practices can create pathways for Congolese people to benefit from their country&#8217;s vast mineral wealth without fueling violence.<\/p><p><strong>The DRC&#8217;s natural wealth should be a source of prosperity, not pain.<\/strong> By breaking the cycle of exploitation, conflict, and violence surrounding these resources, the people of the DRC can begin to reclaim their future, building a more stable, just, and equitable society. Ending the exploitation of conflict minerals is essential to ending the war, stopping sexual violence, and lifting the Congolese people out of poverty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271d3d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"271d3d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f976e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78f976e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322886d animated-fast e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"322886d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"744\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/minerals-solution3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10742 lazyload\" alt=\"drc conflict free\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/minerals-solution3.jpg 636w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/minerals-solution3-256x300.jpg 256w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 636px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 636\/744;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d85f1 animated-fast e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2d85f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solutions-guide-holistic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10554 lazyload\" alt=\"DRC holistic care\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solutions-guide-holistic.jpg 810w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solutions-guide-holistic-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solutions-guide-holistic-768x469.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/391;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6c5ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f6c5ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35be2e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35be2e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808e091 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"808e091\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206e012 h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"206e012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more about our solutions:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44becdc e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44becdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343868a elementor-align-left elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"343868a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/recommended-reading-watching\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover more resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569b5a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"569b5a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f9d3c e-con-full featured-program-listing e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83f9d3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/solutions-for-survivors\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06c449a e-con-full program-image-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06c449a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f32d5b program-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f32d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"240\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BANNER-DSC_5738-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10420 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BANNER-DSC_5738-1.jpg 394w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BANNER-DSC_5738-1-300x183.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 394px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 394\/240;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edfb24 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7edfb24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"85\" height=\"89\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vector-31.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10423 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 85px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 85\/89;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b300a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b300a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our solutions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104046e no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"104046e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From peace building to transitional justice to survivor care to responsible sourcing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d33780 e-con-full featured-program-listing e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d33780\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/holistic-model\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9568751 e-con-full program-image-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9568751\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb84fec program-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb84fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"240\" data-src=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_8279-2-1-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10419 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_8279-2-1-3.jpg 394w, https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_8279-2-1-3-300x183.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 394px; 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