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.

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