Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff Introduction COVID-19 is a killer disease which is thought to be spread from person to person mainly through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, speaks, and eats. These droplets can land in the mouth or nose of nearby people or…
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On 16th October 2020, Chie Murakami, the founder of Diamonds for Peace (DFP), talked about DFP during a presentation with MIO HARUTAKA, a jewelry designer, held in a Japanese style café in Tokyo. At this session, MIO talked about why she has become conscious of the issues surrounding diamonds and…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff Overview of the Sande Society in Liberia The Sande Society, otherwise known as the Bush School for Women is a women’s secret society in Liberia with the goal of teaching young women the responsibilities of adulthood. Liberian society requires that every young woman…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia staff Overview Diamonds for Peace (DFP) found that artisanal diamond workers (miners and diggers) are trapped in a cycle of dependency on local investors and poverty. The miners are Liberian men and women who have (or are supposed to have) an artisanal mining license…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff Overview In an effort to aid the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in Liberia, Diamonds for Peace (DFP) identified and supplied COVID-19 emergency supplies to 70 less-privileged families in the Mandingo Quarter Community in Kakata City, Margibi County. Mandingo Quarter is the…
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The gemstones at charity jewelry sold by R ethical are sourced from the Republic of Malawi, a country located in the southeast of Africa and situated more than 10 kilometers from Japan. We interviewed Ms. Mai Suzuki, a board member of Diamonds for Peace Liberia, about the background of gemstone…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia staff in August 2019 Introduction The artisanal diamond miners in Weasua organized themselves into a multipurpose cooperative with the assistance of Diamonds for Peace Liberia (DFPL), but they are yet to gain the full-fledged cooperative status. Several cooperative members received training in cooperative formation…
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Founder and director of Diamonds for Peace (DFP), Chie Murakami, delivered a lecture on pursuing a global career at Tamagawa Gakuen High School on 14 February 2019 in Tokyo. The global career course invites practitioners working for international organization as guest speakers so that the high school students can…
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Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff Introduction Weasua is a community that is surrounded by rivers and the road leading to it crosses of many small rivers; traveling on the road to Weasua especially during rainy seasons has been a challenge for many decades due to poorly constructed bridges…
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By Diamonds for Peace Liberia staff Introduction Following the situation analysis, Diamonds for Peace Liberia (DFPL) set criteria upon which four diamond mining communities (DMCs) in Liberia’s western region were shortlisted for a pilot project. DFPL’s coordinator conducted several follow up visits to these DMCs in order to identify…
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