Today on International Women’s Day, Diamonds for Peace would like to thank all of the women involved in our projects, as well as our volunteers, and supporters. We greatly appreciate their efforts and passion to change the artisanal diamond mining industry. We would also like to thank the men involved…
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Empowering African Diamond Mining Communities for a More Responsible Supply Chain
Diamonds for Peace in collaboration with International Peace Information Service (IPIS) and Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition (KPCSC) will hold a joint event on June 21st (Wed) in Antwerp. The panelists will share the realities of artisanal diamond mining communities and views on how to include artisanal miners for a…
Continue ReadingThe Report on the Third DFP TALK
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…
Continue ReadingEvent Report on “Back to the Roots”
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…
Continue ReadingEvent Report on “No Drum, No Life!”
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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