Hello everyone, I am Mai, a board member of Diamonds for Peace in Liberia. A long rainy season starting in May has ended and the hot season is upon us. By the way, what comes to your mind when you hear “Liberia”? Ebola, civil war, poverty…etc. You may have negative…
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Greetings from Liberia! Two DFP board members, including myself, left Japan 24 October 2016 arriving Liberia two days later via Cote d’Ivoire. The purpose of the trip was to conduct a field survey and understand the real situation of artisanal diamond miners, diggers and their families in hopes of designing…
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[The report on DFP TALK: Senegal- an unknown country of hospitality in West Africa] On October 4, 2016, we welcomed Mr. Kazumasa Yamada, the representative of Africa Shokai, and enjoyed his talk about the situation and his activities in Senegal. There are many countries and cultures in Africa that are…
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Hello, my name is Mrs. Tomone Kawai, the Deputy Director General of Diamonds for Peace (DFP). I am one of the founding members of DFP. I heard about the vision of DFP from Chie Murakami in August 2014. Summer reminds me of the first time I heard about it. DFP…
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In April 2016, Diamonds for Peace coordinator in Liberia visited a diamond mining site in Anderson Village on the Bong Mine Road in Margibi County. He talked with a miner and three diamond diggers to understand the way they work and live, and whether they are involved in other activities…
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“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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