Mwadui resettlement completes ahead of schedule
Two hundred and forty households moved into new homes in line with IFC Performance Standard 5, two months ahead of the original timeline — without a single grievance escalation.
Published
February 20, 2026
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Built on consent
The Mwadui resettlement was a stress test of every principle we hold: free prior informed consent, transparent compensation, ongoing community voice, and adherence to international standards.
Working alongside Petra Diamonds and the regional administration, we facilitated 240 household relocations from a stalled position to completion — two months early.
What enabled it
A participatory engagement plan with stakeholder mapping ahead of any compensation discussion. Public sessions where individual households could compare offers. And a dispute panel with rotating community representatives that handled every concern in under 14 days.
The result speaks for itself: zero grievance escalations to the regulator. Project momentum recovered. Trust intact.