Seeking Benefits and Avoiding Conflicts: A Community – Company - Government Assessment of Copper Mining in Solwezi

Seeking Benefits and Avoiding Conflicts: A Community – Company - Government Assessment of Copper Mining in Solwezi

This study is a collaboration of partners of Diakonia Zambia and the Joint Country Programme (JCP) Zambia namely Caritas Zambia, Catholic Diocese of Solwezi (CDOS), Publish What You Pay (PWYP), Jesuit Center for Theological Reflections (JCTR), Extractive Industries Transparency Alliance (EITA), Youth Alliance for Development (YAD) and Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP).

The report was written by Felix Ngosa and Edmond Kangamungazi with support from Cecilia Chisala, Chisomo Phiri, Edward Nkula Goma, Inonge Sakala, Kazhike Sakala, Mukupa Nsenduluka, Mtwalo Msoni, Nangandu Nhandu, Richard Banda and Sherrine Kanyimbi.

It was made possible with financial support from the Diakonia Zambia Country Office and Joint Country Programme of Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Danish Church Aid (DCA) and Christian Aid (CA), Caritas Norway, Canadian Development and Peace through Caritas Zambia, Publish What You Pay (PWYP), Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR), Youth Alliance for Development (YAD), Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP), Extractive Industry Transparency Alliance (EITA) and Caritas Solwezi who also provided logistical support.

The authors remain solely responsible for the content of this report and the views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the organizations they work for.

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1. Felix Ngosa,

Joint Country Programme (NCA, DCA, CA),

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2. Edward Nkula Goma

Diakonia Zambia

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3. Edmond Kangamungazi

Caritas Zambia

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About Caritas Zambia

Caritas Zambia is a Catholic Organisation that is an integral structure of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB). The Conference of Bishops is a permanent grouping of Bishops of a given nation or territory that jointly exercises certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of their territory. This is done for the sake of effective evangelisation. To promote the principle of the common good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programmes of the apostolate which are fittingly adapted to the circumstances of the time and place, is the role of Bishops.