Reported impact

What the Alliance reports achieving in Kolwezi.

The FCA publishes what it measures. This page sets out what the Alliance reports it and its local partners delivered in and around Kolwezi, and how it measures the results. The figures are self-reported and have not been independently verified.

2025 in numbers

A year of change, in the Alliance's own figures.

95children supported through child-labour remediation
113siblings returned to school via the Sibling Education Fund
5,000miners reached by safety training across 46 sessions
27village savings and loan groups, 600+ members
180,000USD saved by community members in 2025
34,000USD reinvested at Kamilombe through Cobalt Credits
Monitoring & evaluation

How the Alliance measures its results.

The FCA measures impact with a monitoring and evaluation framework built on “result chains”, which links each activity to the change it is meant to produce and to the figures that track it.

At the flagship Kamilombe site, an annual perception survey asks miners themselves what is changing. The baseline datasets and questionnaires are published openly, so anyone can scrutinise the method and the numbers.

Full implementation at a mine site takes three to five years. The figures here are a snapshot of a long programme, reported in the FCA's annual Impact and Finance Reports.

By focus area

Where the Alliance reports change.

Safe & Fair ASMPits covered and secured, 100 safety captains trained, ~5,000 miners reached by toolbox sessions.
Child labour95 children supported, 113 siblings re-schooled, ~6,000 pupils reached through school electrification.
Economic resilience27 savings groups, 600+ members, USD 180,000 saved and 76 new income activities in a year.
Cobalt CreditsUSD 34,000+ reinvested at Kamilombe in 2025, directed by a worker-led committee.
On the Hub

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