Madeline Robertson We have participated in the online symposium on the effects of COVID-19 on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) on May 13th and 14th and would like to introduce you what was discussed there under the permission of the organizer, Responsible Jewelry Transformative. Symposium Summary In response to the…
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First Update on COVID-19 Emergency Assistance in Liberia
Thank you for your warm support and cooperation with the COVID-19 Emergency Assistance in Liberia by Diamonds for Peace (DFP). In the Mandingo quarter of Kakata City, Margibi County, where Diamonds for the Peace Liberia Office is located, our emergency assistance began on May 11 and lasted for six days.…
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9th May 2020 11th May 2021 revision (A link for the article on monitoring in Weasua inserted) NGO Diamonds for Peace (DFP) supports the self-reliance of the artisanal diamond miners and diggers in Liberia, West Africa by strengthening their capacity and organizing cooperatives so that they can trade their artisanally…
Continue ReadingGiving a speaker presentation at the conference “Making Futures 2019”
Hello, everyone. I’m Chie, the founder and Director General for Diamonds for Peace (DFP). On September 19, 2019, the conference “Making Futures 2019” was held at Plymouth College of Art in the United Kingdom. The main theme of “Making Futures 2019” was “People, Place, Meaning: Crafting Social worlds & Social…
Continue ReadingSpeaker Presentation at DePaul University
DePaul University, an accredited university in Chicago, hosted Diamonds for Peace founder Chie Murakami as a featured guest speaker on 28th October 2019. Chie presented DFP’s work in Liberia to students in DePaul’s Climate Change course. Chie explained that there is a high level of environmental degradation associated with diamond…
Continue Reading2019 Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference
Jewelers, designers, miners, NGOs, and industry professionals from small to large companies gathered in Chicago’s south loop for the third annual Responsible Jewelry Conference on 25th and 26th October 2019. The weekend was filled with one of a kind speaker presentations and lively panel discussions. People’s diverse backgrounds made for…
Continue ReadingEvent Report on the Charity Jazz Live at a traditional Japanese-style house
Now the hot summer is over and fall has finally arrived. Speaking of fall, there are various ways to enjoy it from seasonal good food, to sports to reading. In our case, we hosted a charity Jazz live at a traditional Japanese-style house situated in a back street of Kagurazaka,…
Continue ReadingEvent Report on TICAD7 Side Event “Symposium on the Artisanal Diamond Mining in West Africa”
On the last day of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) 30th August 2019 in Yokohama, Diamonds for Peace (DFP) held an official side event called “Symposium on the Artisanal Diamond Mining in West Africa”. The audience at the event was filled with Japanese and African government officials,…
Continue ReadingTeam Building Training Conducted in Weasua, Liberia
Working with other people in groups to achieve common goals is effective. It has lots of advantages because when people work together in a group it can be easier to overcome common challenges. The group can achieve many things and its individual members can also get benefits more than they…
Continue ReadingNewsletter “The Journey” vol.2 published!
Greetings! Diamonds for Peace (DFP) publishes the newsletter “The Journey” to share the latest information, progress, plan and challenges with its supporters. I’m pleased to announce that we have published vol.2 last month. The digital version of The Journey is now available online. You can download it from: http://diamondsforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Journey2.pdf We’d…
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