DRC Phase II: Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

The main objective of the Grant is to provide both technical and financial assistance to the government of DRC, in fulfilling its objectives through the DRC-EITI program, which includes: (1) Push harder for the creation of an enabling environment to develop and implement the disclosure and publication of payments and revenues in the oil, gas and mining industry in a more transparent way; (2) Create a professionalized EITI-DRC multi-steering group, which manages the EITI implementation process and creates open dialogue on EITI implementation in DRC; (3) Build capacity for government ministries, departments and agencies, business firms and civil society groups involved in the EITI process. Ensure the smooth functioning of the EITI-DRC multi-stakeholder groups; (4) Produce and implement a communications strategy to engage the people of DRC and key stakeholders in government, civil society and in the mining industry, in Kinshasa and all mining provinces, with effective monitoring of results; (5) EITI Reporting on both mining and oil revenues for the state, conducting audits and investigating discrepancies identified by the previous EITI reports, including broadening thescope of the previous reports, disseminate the results and thus undertake corrective actions towards validation and compliance stages; (6) Further develop and institutionalize the EITI initiative in all mining activities and at every stage of the value chain, with special emphasis on engagement by civil society and the Government; (7) Gradually engage provincial authorities and civil society,with the view to enable them to legislate in the future on EITI principles and objectives, to ensure its long term sustainability, and strengthen its synergy with other governance reforms; and (8) Expand the scope and quality of capacity building and outreach programs to improve awareness and dissemination of information on all extractive revenues. The total amount of the grant is USD768.000.</p> &nbsp;