Greetings! It’s been a while since we had our last webinar in 2020. It’s time to update! Please join us the upcoming webinar on 23rd September 2021 (Thu). Date: 23rd September 2021 (Thu) Time: 8amPDT/11:00EDT/15:00GMT/17:00CAT for 1.5 hours Admission: Free Language: English Registration: Please register yourself at the following link.…
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Newsletter “The Journey” vol.5 Published!
Greetings! Diamonds for Peace has published the 5th issue of the newsletter “The Journey.” The main contents are as follows: Featured article “The Cooperative in Weasua Receives Full-fledged Status.” Strengthening the Skills Necessary to Manage Cooperative and Associated Projects Beekeeping – a Lucrative Side Business for Artisanal Diamond Workers!?- Project…
Continue ReadingNyiragongo Volcano Emergency Support to displaced people from Goma and host families (DRC)
Diamonds for Peace in collaboration with the Congo Basin Conservation Society Network (CBCS-Network) assisted 20 refugees and host families with food and cash who escaped from Goma for the volcano eruption.
Continue ReadingReport on Diamonds for Peace Webinar Series 2020
Diamonds for Peace (DFP) held a series of four webinars in the fall of 2020 so that more people could get to know about various issues surrounding diamonds. In the first webinar titled “Issues Surrounding Diamonds and DFP’s Proposed Solutions” on Saturday 3rd October 2020, Chie Murakami, the Founder and…
Continue ReadingDFP Webinar#4 Emerging Technology for Transparent Supply Chains
Have you ever considered where beautiful, sparkling diamonds come from and what type of work is involved to mine them? Diamonds are used not only in engagement rings and other jewelry but also in electronic devices and cutting tools. Diamonds for Peace (DFP) is holding a series of 4 webinars…
Continue ReadingDFP Webinar#3 Voices from Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition
Have you ever considered where beautiful, sparkling diamonds come from and what type of work is involved to mine them? Diamonds are used not only in engagement rings and other jewelry but also in electronic devices and cutting tools. Diamonds for Peace (DFP) is holding a series of 4 webinars…
Continue ReadingDFP Webinar #2 Voices from Botswana Diamond Mines
Have you ever considered where beautiful, sparkling diamonds come from and and what type of work is involved to mine them? Diamonds are used not only in engagement rings and other jewelry but also in electronic devices and cutting tools. Diamonds for Peace (DFP) is holding a series of 4…
Continue ReadingDFP Webinar #1 Issues surrounding Diamonds and DFP’s Proposed Solutions
Diamonds for Peace Webinar Series 2020 #1: Issues surrounding Diamonds and DFP’s Proposed Solutions Have you ever considered where beautiful, sparkling diamonds come from and and what type of work is involved to mine them? Diamonds are used not only in engagement rings and other jewelry but also in electronic…
Continue ReadingSourced with Love Campaign
What is the campaign about? Diamonds for Peace (DFP) is working towards a world in which diamonds are mined, cut, and processed with humanitarian and environmental considerations. Such considerations are not given to the vast majority of diamonds circulated in current markets. In order to improve this situation, it is…
Continue ReadingWeasua reacts to the shortage of water
Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia staff Brief history of the community Weasua is a diamond mining community, located in Gbarpolu County, the western region of Liberia. It is a beautiful community, colored with beautiful features: the rivers, the green forest, the hills etc. The community has a population of…
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