DRC case studies - Nyabibwe

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Part of three case studies highlighting multistakeholder solutions found by the Voluntary Principles Working Group based in South Kivu between 2019 and 2020 in: -Nyabibwe-Three cooperatives were in dispute over the operating license of a mining site. Violence had begun escalating and put a halt to mining, threatening the livelihoods of the local community. The VP Working Groupintervened and supported a process of mediation between the cooperatives. The WG intervention led to the mining cooperatives striking an agreement, allowing the mining site to reopen shortly after. Image: @Della Valle 2020