Introduction Pampaya Multipurpose Cooperative Society (PAMCOS) is a cooperative of artisanal miners and subsistence farmers that was started in 2019. At that time, the members of PAMCOS realized that they had common problems and so they agreed to work together to address their common issues in order to improve their…
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Introduction Artisanal diamond miners diggers in Weasua have been trapped in a circle of poverty for many decades. The miners (those who have artisanal mining licenses) and the diggers (those who dig for the diamonds) rely on this work to survive, and regardless of the number of diamonds they recover…
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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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