The document summarizes a workshop for community development agreements (CDAs) for civil society organizations working in extractives in Sierra Leone. It provides an overview of CDAs and their role in managing community relations with mining companies. It discusses challenges to implementing CDAs in Sierra Leone and key action points like ensuring representation of local communities and linking CDAs to local development plans. Next steps include mining companies collaborating with CSOs on community development and a multi-stakeholder forum to discuss approaches to developing CDAs.

1. Community Development
Agreement Working Group
Planning Meeting
Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources
Tuesday December 18, 2012
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2. CSO – CDA Workshop Summary
 With request from SPU, GIZ in partnership with NMJD organized a
workshop for CDA for CSOs working on extractives – October 30,
2012
 Overview of Workshop
 Introduction to CDAs and how they have evolved as an
international good practice tool for managing relations between
extractive companies and communities impacted by mining
operations.
 Growth of Corporate Social Responsibility as it relates to the
mining sector.
 Different descriptions of CDAs and models of CDAs on the
continent and around the globe
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3. Overview of Workshop Cont.
 General shared characteristics of CDAs:
Stakeholder Capacity Stakeholder Implementation,
representation, roles, Monitoring, Feedback
engagement Development responsibilities mechanisms
 Importance of multi-stakeholder approach to CDA
development, implementation and monitoring
 Case Study of CDAs: the Ahafo Social Responsibility
Agreement and the (CDA between Newmont Mining
Corporation and the Ahafo community)
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4. Overview of Workshop Cont.
 CDA in Sierra Leone
 Legal and Regulatory Framework: S.138 MMA
(2009); Draft Social and Environmental
Regulations of the Mineral Sector 2011)
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5. Challenges to CDA in SL
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6. Key Action Points
 Multi-stakeholder group/committees (company/ community/ CSOs/ local
councils) to govern and steer CDA process – democratically elected and
comprehensively representing community stakeholders
 Identification and representation of ‘primary host community’ – role for CSOs
 Company contribution to community fund – 1% or 0.1% - mineral sales/revenues
- requires formal government clarification
 CSO role in community capacity development for CDAs (currently company
obligation)
 Link between CDPs and CDAs – one evolving process?
 CDA development must link to Local Development Planning – formal link/role of
local council – to ensure harmonisation
 Independent CDA monitoring body/board required for oversight and
accountability
 Importance of clear, independent, dispute resolution/grievance mechanism
 Formalisation of CDA reporting requirements – from ‘recommendation’ to
‘requirement’
 Accessibility of CDA for community – legal document/terminology? Local
languages?
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7. CR Working Group Consultation on CAs
 Presentation on discussion and outcome of
CSO CDA consultation
 Discuss international good practice on CDAs –
examples and trends
 Explore/agree approaches to developing and
implementing CDAs in Sierra Leone
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8. Next steps towards CDA
 Mining companies agreed to collaborate with CSOs
in their operational areas on community
development
 Make information about community development
efforts of mining companies available to CSOs.
Support CSOs work on awareness raising on CDAs
 Joint CSO/Mining company dialogue on CDAs
 Participate in a multi-stakeholder forum including
GoSL MDA relevant to CDAs, mining companies and
CSOs to discuss approaches to the development of
CDAs
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9. THANK YOU.
COMMENTS AND
DISCUSSIONS
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