Basic Training On Rough Diamond Grading And Valuation In Liberia

The training program, a brilliant initiative by Diamonds for Peace, is designed to help Liberians avoid exploitation, and to negotiate a fair price for their diamonds.

Useful link: 

https://eng.diamondsforpeace.org/basic-training-rough-diamond

The Divers Of Sewa

Must watch. The unique world of artisanal divers searching for diamonds in Sierra Leone.

Useful link:
https://vimeo.com/444162165

GemFair To Launch Training Program For Artisanal Miners In West Africa

GemFair, De Beers' program for the artisanal sector has partnered with Germany's Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Mano River Union, a cross-border association comprising Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and the Ivory Coast on a training project to enhance mining practices in West Africa. The groups will jointly develop a training program in those four countries, aiming to increase artisanal miners capacities, promote the sharing of knowledge, and improve understanding of health and safety, environmental management, ethical sourcing standards and diamond valuation. Participants will include miners, government officials and civil society activists.

Useful links:
https://gemfair.com
https://www.giz.de

Sustainable Development And Artisanal Mining: Time To Broaden The Blood Diamonds Conversation?

I think so.

Useful link:
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/sustainable-development-and-artisanal-mining-time-to-broaden-the-blood-diamonds-conversation

What Life Is Like For The Hundreds Of Rural Brazilians Who Still Mine Diamonds By Hand

Take a look.

Useful link:
http://www.businessinsider.in/What-life-is-like-for-the-hundreds-of-rural-Brazilians-who-still-mine-diamonds-by-hand/articleshow/50763720.cms

Artisanal Diamond Mining Sites In Kasaï-Oriental Province In The Democratic Republic Of Congo

New report.

Useful link:
http://pacweb.org/images/PUBLICATIONS/GAERN_PAC_Kasai_November_2015_EN.pdf