Tetra Tech ARD was contracted by USAID to implement the Capacity Building for Responsible Minerals Trade (CBRMT) Project.  CBRMT is a project aimed to strengthen the capacity of national and regional actors, including the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), to transparently regulate and control a critical mass of the trade in strategic minerals in eastern DRC and in the Great Lakes Region in order to transform the region’s mineral wealth into economic growth and development.

CBRMT activities in support of ICGLR Regional Certification include the establishment of the IMCA and the funding of eight initial Third Party Audits.