Introduction Pampaya Multipurpose Cooperative Society (PAMCOS) is a cooperative of artisanal miners and subsistence farmers that was started in 2019. At that time, the members of PAMCOS realized that they had common problems and so they agreed to work together to address their common issues in order to improve their…
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Introduction Gbarma is a community in Gbarpolu County in Liberia with an estimated population of two thousand five hundred residents. The community’s main sources of livelihood are artisanal diamond mining and subsistence farming, but most of the residents live in abject poverty. In order to find solutions to the many…
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Introduction In October 2021, the Weasua Clan Mining and Agriculture Cooperative Society (WECMACOS) based in Weasua Town, Liberia , launched a fish farming project with the goal of increasing income and improving the living conditions of its members. As part of the project, they constructed three fish ponds. In March…
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Diamonds for Peace (DFP) conducted trash management workshops in Weasua Town to raise awareness of the negative impact of littering trash in the community. The reason DFP did so was to address the issue of residents throwing away trash throughout the community, rivers, and forests without understanding the negative impact.…
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Observations from the ‘Peace Minerals’ panel session at the Jewellery Show, London by Beth West There was a considerable amount of echo in the venue. London’s Kensington Olympia is a large, open plan space – light, high ceilinged and busy with activity – so such an acoustic quality is inevitable.…
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Wessua Town is a rural community in Gbarpolu County, Liberia. The community is blessed with many natural resources such as rivers, forest and diamonds. The landscape is beautiful and vast with hills and valleys, as well as flats. The community has an estimated population of around five thousand people, and…
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Weasua, DFP’s first partner community, is one of the leading artisanal diamond mining communities in the state of Gbarpolu, Liberia. Weasua has many satellite villages, one of which is named Gbugbay. Gbugbay is a small village, its residents depend mainly on artisanal diamond mining and rice farming for their livelihoods.…
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Diamonds for Peace has published the 8th edition of the newsletter “The Journey” featuring the major projects/activities that took place in FY2023. You can download it from this link (Download will start automatically when you click the link). [Main Contents] Responsible Prospecting Training in Camp Alpha School Toilet Facility Renovation Practical…
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Today on International Women’s Day, Diamonds for Peace would like to thank all of the women involved in our projects, as well as our volunteers, and supporters. We greatly appreciate their efforts and passion to change the artisanal diamond mining industry. We would also like to thank the men involved…
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Join Chie and Caelen on January 29th! Click here for registration! The artisanal and small-scale diamond mining (ASDM) industry accounts for roughly 20% of the total global diamond production. As more and more large-scale diamond mines are closing, ASDM will play an important role in the diamond industry in the…
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