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,…
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Greetings! Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) will be held from 28th to 30th August in Yokohama, Japan. Diamonds for Peace will hold an official side event “The Symposium on the Artisanal Diamond Mining in West Africa” as follows. Feel free to join us! The Symposium on the Artisanal Diamond…
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Diamonds for Peace (DFP) held an event to discuss “Sustainable Supply Chain to be Constructed by All”, at the Eiji Press Lab located in Tokyo on December 2nd, 2018. The event welcomed 34 participants, some of whom are interested in diamond-related issues and others involved in international development. The event…
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Diamonds for Peace (DFP) exhibited at the Yokohama International Festival (YIF) 2018 on 8th October, the last day of a three-day holiday weekend. YIF is one of the most popular events in Yokohama City based on the concept of international cooperation and multicultural coexistence. DFP was joined in our exhibition…
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On Sunday 24th June 2018 at Kanagawa Citizens’ Center in Yokohama, Japan, Diamonds for Peace (DFP) held the event “The journey toward making the world’s first fair-mined diamond into a reality” for the purposes of sharing our updates and plans. On the summary day, people who were interested in DFP’s…
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On February 4th, 2018, NGO Diamond for Peace (DFP) set up a booth at Yokohama International Forum 2018 held in the Japanese International Cooperation Agency Yokohama International Center. Around 50 organizations working in the fields of international cooperation and/or multicultural understanding conducted seminars, workshops or exhibitions. A wide range…
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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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“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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