Foundation "Initiative of the diamond industry» (Diamond Development Initiative, DDI) - an organization dedicated to the problems of the traditional diamond mining sector, announced an jewelry retailer Brilliant Earth grant in support of meeting the real needs of the artisanal miners in Sierra Leone.
The financial contribution is aimed at supporting learning technology valuation of diamond miners involved in diamond certification system Maendeleo standards (The Maendeleo Diamond Standards Certification System) , as well as to ensure their commitment to improve their life chances through training.
"We want to have an understanding of the miners are not based solely on the amount of carats. With this project and thanks to the support of Brilliant Earth, we will create a body of knowledge related to the value of the diamond, which will be available to assist the miners to sell their diamonds, "- said in this connection, Dorothée Gizenga (Dorothée Gizenga), executive director of DDI.
According to her, the appropriate trade qualification diggers can also stimulate economic growth and slow the process of migration to the cities. "Through this grant program of study will be introduced in the two miners' communities to support the training of 10 miners in the local training institutions, which organized training courses for plumbers, carpenters, tailors and hairdressers," - she said.
"Our mission is to improve the lives of the miners and to foster a more ethical and responsive jewelry industry. It is our responsibility to ensure that the people who mined diamonds, were able to improve their social and economic conditions. We are proud to support the work of DDI », - said, for its part, Beth Gerstein (Beth Gerstein), co-founder and CEO of Brilliant Earth.
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