The miner comes first.
Start with each miner’s work, needs and daily realities.
ARTISANAL MINERS · DRC
From mining potential
to human progress.
CIFTAM puts artisanal miners first: understand your procedures, organise your documents, manage your income and prepare to access financial services.
FROM FORMALISATION TO ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE.
CIFTAMA CONNECTED PATHWAY01STARTING POINTThe artisanal miner
02CONNECTIONSThe right organisations
03SHARED HORIZONEconomic independence
WHY OUR WORK MATTERS
A sector’s wealth also lies in the future of the artisanal miners who keep it alive.
CIFTAM is the Centre for Financial Inclusion for Artisanal Mining Workers. It places miners at the centre of personal support, formalisation and digital tools.
Understand the CentreFor miners: clearer procedures, better organised documents, guidance on income management and support towards financial services.
Trust, always.
Clarify roles, steps and the terms of support.
Then, continuity.
Connect the steps rather than create more gaps.
OUR AREAS OF WORK
Practical ways forward.
One shared ambition.
01FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Prepare for access.
Open up opportunities.
Help miners manage income, prepare applications and engage with financial providers.
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02FORMALISATION & TRACEABILITY
Keep the pathway
connected.
Procedures miners can understand and better organised documents for their cooperatives.
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03CIFTAM CONNECT
Connect fieldwork
and digital tools.
Bring a miner’s needs, documents and follow-up into one digital pathway.
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04WOMEN & SAVINGS GROUPS
Independence
grows together.
Put women, collective savings and economic initiatives at the centre.
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05MINERS & EQUIPMENT
Support the people
who drive the sector.
Support miners and cooperatives, and prepare their equipment needs.
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DIGITAL CONTINUITY
A complex field.
A simpler
experience.
CIFTAM Connect follows the miner’s pathway: find documents, describe needs and follow up on support. Digital tools extend the relationship in the field.
Discover CIFTAM ConnectMINER’S AREA · THE PATHWAY
One pathway.
One point of reference.
Bring useful steps together in a clear interface.
↗My supportSteps & guidance
▤My documentsOrganisation & follow-up
◇My needsEquipment & training
◎My contact personAssistance & complaints
Support · Documents · Guidance
An organisation shaped by field needs.
INITIATIVES · INDEPENDENCE
WOMEN & COMMUNITIES
Progress has
its full meaning
when it is shared.
Women, village savings and loan associations and income-generating activities are central to CIFTAM’s vision.
Supporting economic pathways also means widening opportunities for families and communities.
Discover this commitment Understand.
Review needs and context.
Organise.
Organise the steps and useful information.
Guide.
Connect people to the right contacts and services.
Support.
Plan follow-up and ways to raise concerns.
IMPACT & ACCOUNTABILITY
Measure what
matters.
Not just count.
A programme’s visibility matters when it helps explain miners’ progress, the difficulties they face and the quality of support.
Our approach to impact
01
Better understood pathways
Clear steps, access to information and consistent follow-up.
02
More useful data
Quality, clear purpose and strictly proportionate access.
03
More tangible opportunities
Document preparation and guidance towards suitable services.
RESOURCES & INSIGHTS
Understand.
Then move forward.
Inclusion starts
with understanding.
Practical guidance to help miners prepare their financial pathway.
Read the guideFormalise without
losing sight of the field.
The contacts and steps that make support useful.
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Useful data.
Trust to build.
Why purpose, permissions and follow-up matter from the design stage.
Read the guideTHE ESSENTIALS
Your questions.
Clear answers.
What does CIFTAM offer you as an artisanal miner?
Support to understand procedures, prepare documents, manage income, organise savings and present needs to the right people. Your work, family and cooperative are central to this approach.
What does financial inclusion mean in CIFTAM’s approach?
Financial education, understanding needs, preparing applications and referrals to appropriate institutions.
What is CIFTAM Connect’s role?
CIFTAM Connect is the programme’s digital architecture. It connects profiles, documents, needs and follow-up steps to maintain continuity of support.
INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES
The artisanal sector.
A national ambition.
Public statements on artisanal mining and community development, published by SAEMAPE.
President of the Republic
S.E. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi
“Artisanal mining aims to foster the emergence of a Congolese middle class through this sector.”
Original French text
« L’exploitation minière artisanale vise l’émergence d’une classe moyenne congolaise à travers ce secteur. »
Minister of Mines
Louis WATUM KABAMBA
“It is time for our minerals to be more than wealth beneath our feet and tragedy before our eyes, and to bring us benefits and opportunities for a more prosperous future.”
Original French text
« Il est temps que nos minerais ne soient plus une richesse sous nos pieds et une tragédie sous nos yeux, mais que nous en tirons profit et opportunité vers un avenir plus prospère. »
Director General of SAEMAPE
Jean Paul KAPONGO KADIOBO
“Our duty is to improve the artisanal and small-scale mining sector, with the aim of creating a Congolese middle class.”
Original French text
« Notre devoir est d’assainir le secteur Minier Artisanal et à Petite Echelle, en vue de créer une classe moyenne congolaise. »
CIFTAM IN THE NEWS
Taking part in
the sector’s conversation.
PRESS REVIEW
ACPAgence Congolaise de Presse
CIFTAM in the press
CIFTAM mentioned in an article on mining governance
Agence Congolaise de Presse reports that Philippe Bisimwa, Director General of CIFTAM, attended the ethical excellence workshop held in Kinshasa from 31 August to 4 September 2026. Discussions focused on mining governance, community participation and cooperative formalisation.
Read the article on ACP