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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In the following interview, Mr. Ikuo Shibuya, who stayed in Liberia for eight months (August 2011) talks about Liberian food and lifestyle. Mr. Shibuya was a resident in Rivercess County, a six-hour drive east of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. From personal experience, he describes, in detail, the local way…
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21st August 2015 Diamonds for Peace (DFP), Japan-based non-profit organization, started the online petition at change.org addressed to Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos asking to cancel the sentence against the journalist Rafael Marques de Morais who revealed the inconvenient truth of diamonds industry in Angola. DFP will deliver the…
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Feel African x Japanese Drum Beat Charity Event in Tokyo, 22nd August 2015 (Sat) For participation, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page. If you submit the form by 20th Aug (Thur) 24:00, you’ll get a free glass of drink (wine, beer, Savanna Dry, or soft drink).…
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ARTISANAL AND SMALL SCALE DIAMOND MINING Digger Mainly an adult male worker who digs the land to find diamonds. He is hired by a miner. A digger is usually from a very poor family. His annual income varies from USD 0 to 500. A miner/employer provides a digger with two…
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After 15 years of civil wars in Liberia, it is an opened secret that bad governance and misappropriation of public money since July 26, 1847 to 1989 led to the brutal wars in Liberia. But analysts of conflicts have warned that the peace Liberians enjoy today was hard-earned and should…
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