“The Secrets of Niger” On June 22nd 2016, we organized the fifth “Connect to the world! DFP TALK”. The guest speaker was Ms. Eiko Fukuda, Founder and President of Comment-Niger. Her talk covered the situation in Niger, where it is known for the setting of “The Little Prince”, and Comment-Niger’s…
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“Social trading company -aiming at both business and social sustainability of cacao producers in Africa” On April 13 2016, we organized the fourth “Connect to the world! DFP TALK”. The guest speaker was Mr. Wataru Ikuta, Director of Tachibana & Co., Ltd. Under the theme of “Social trading company aiming…
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Be Serious, Go Bananas! –Challenges and Potentials of the Banana Paper On January 13 2016, we organized the third “Connect to the world! DFP TALK”. The guest speaker was Ms. Satoko Ekberg, CEO of One Planet Café Ltd. When she visited Zambia on her vacation, she saw the real situation…
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Greetings! Regarding the online petition addressed to the president of Angola to cancel the verdict against Rafael Marques de Morais who revealed the tortures and killings in diamond mining areas in Angola, the Embassy of Angola in Tokyo received the open letter addressed to the president along with the first…
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On November 4, 2015, we organized the second “Connect to the world! DFP TALK” at Omote-sando, Tokyo. The guest speaker was Ms. Yumemi Shimosato, Representative and fundraiser of “Dream supporting NGO Araji”. Her topic was the basis of fundraising. Ms. Yumemi Shimosato explained how she became interested in fundraising while…
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On October 17, 2015, we held a collaborative event “Back to the Roots” at an African restaurant, Yinega in Shibuya, Tokyo. We are grateful that our event filled this fine restaurant to capacity! “Back to the Roots” was kicked off by a presentation by Ms. Chie Murakami, Director General of…
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As Diamonds for Peace coordinator in Liberia, I visited some mining communities the first time to understand the field operations of artisanal and small scale diamond miners in Liberia. Despite the long years of such mining activities in Liberia, artisanal and small scale miners are still seen operating in Liberia…
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First of all, we would like to express our gratitude to everyone who was involved in an event that was held on August 22 2015 commemorating the official registration of Diamonds for Peace as an NPO in Yokohama, Japan. Thanks to all the participants, supporters, musicians, and staff members, all…
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We held DFP’s first study session, “Connect to the world! DFP TALK” in Tokyo on 29th July 2015. Five participants took part in the session. It was conducted in relaxed atmosphere. The speaker, Ms. Chie Murakami, Director General of DFP, explained the issues around diamonds. She also talked about the…
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Observation of Cooperatives of Artisanal Diamond Miners in Cote d’Ivoire In January 2015, Chie Murakami, director general of NPO Diamonds for Peace was invited and participated in both a tour of artisanal diamond mining communities and the PRADDII workshop (Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development Project). Since the lifting of…
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