The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has secured close to $400,000 in funding by emerging victorious in the USAID Powering Just Energy Transition Green Minerals Challenge (JET Minerals Challenge).
This challenge is a component of the broader Countering Transnational Corruption Grand Challenge for Development (CTC Grand Challenge), which offers financial support ranging from $50,000 to $400,000 to assist innovators in achieving their objectives.
As a prominent participant within the CTC Grand Challenge network, CJID is committed to eradicating corruption within green mineral supply chains, a mission of great global importance, as declared by USAID.
CJID’s project will utilize data aggregation, civic technology, investigative journalism, and capacity building to combat corruption within the green minerals sector in African nations, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mozambique, and Nigeria.
CJID will partner with Dataphyte in Nigeria, Mine. cd in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Dubawa Ghana to enhance access to information in the African green minerals sector and to promote the utilization of green minerals data for investigative reporting and anti-corruption advocacy.
This collaboration seeks to increase citizen engagement in the governance of green minerals and to furnish vital data and reports to anti-corruption agencies operating in this sector.
The JET Minerals Challenge underscores a robust commitment to combating corruption and promoting transparency and integrity in response to the mounting demand for eco-friendly minerals worldwide. The winning innovations are in line with USAID’s Anti-Corruption Policy, which addresses corrupt practices and cultivates integrity in both the public and private sectors.
USAID acknowledges the significance of this initiative in realizing an inclusive, sustainable, and equitable future in clean energy while striving to prevent the issues associated with other resource industries often referred to as the “resource curse.”
These initiatives target various eco-friendly mineral supply chains across 15 countries and have the capacity to address transnational corruption at both global and country-specific levels.
