DDI rolls out annual ‎industry fundraising campaign

AWDC and IDMA make the first contributions
DDI rolls out annual ‎industry fundraising campaign

The Diamond Development Initiative International (DDI International) has opened its annual ‎industry fundraising campaign, which supports its efforts to foster fair prices, safe working conditions, education, human rights: at the grass roots of the African and South American diamond industry.

Two trade bodies, the Antwerp ‎World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association ‎‎(IDMA) came forth with the first contribution for the campaign. ‎ Dorothee Gizenga, DDI executive director said, “The Diamond Development Initiative is working ‎on a diamond industry problem, it needs and deserves diamond industry support.” ‎

‎Dorothee Gizenga, further added, “Support from AWDC is very important to us, ‎because this organization represents such a broad cross-section of the industry.”‎ Commenting on the subject, Stéphane Fischler, president of AWDC said, “We hope that our contribution will encourage ‎others in the industry to join this campaign”.‎

DDI's support to capacity building to enhance Kimberley Process (KP) internal ‎controls complements AWDC's initiatives to provide training and technical assistance. ‎AWDC actively helps countries to set up their internal KP legislation. AWDC is confident that DDI's efforts to regulate ‎Africa's artisan diamond diggers will also contribute to a better level playing field for the KP.‎

DDI was initiated five years ago as a way of bringing industry, governments and civil society ‎together to tackle the problem of Africa’s 1.5 million artisan diamond diggers. ‎ ‎


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