D.E.F to bestow Diamonds Do Good Awards to Dorothée Gizenga and Chow Tai Fook

The Awards will be presented at the “Diamonds Do Good” Awards gala
D.E.F to bestow Diamonds Do Good Awards to Dorothée Gizenga and Chow Tai Fook

The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F) will honor Dorothée Gizenga of the Diamond Development Initiative and Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook with its “Diamonds Do Good” Awards , this spring.

D.E.F. will present the award for Sustainable Practices to Dorothée Gizenga and for Community Development to Chow Tai Fook at its “Diamonds Do Good” Awards gala on June 2. The event will be held at the Four Seasons Ballroom in Las Vegas.

D.E.F’s “Diamonds Do Good” Sustainable Practices Award recognizes commitment to ethical and sustainable practices in the diamond industry. As part of Diamond Development Initiative’s creation and development and its first executive director, Dorothée Gizenga has committed herself to DDI’s mission to transform artisanal mining into a source of sustainable development. Now a Canadian citizen, Gizenga was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and went on to earn degrees in chemistry and economics before taking the helm of DDI in 2008.

D.E.F’s “Diamonds Do Good” Community Development Award is for the development of impactful community programs to empower individuals and future generations. Chow Tai Fook supports community development as an integral part of its corporate social responsibility and is committed to help promote positive changes for communities in China. Its continuous support to UNICEF, whose programs in China focus largely on healthcare for children and mothers in rural villages in China, is an example of this commitment.

Gizenga and Chow Tai Fook join Nathan R. Light in receiving Diamonds Do Good Awards at the gala. Light will receive D.E.F’s Diamonds Do Good Lifetime Achievement Award. The Premier Presenting Sponsors of the Gala include Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, De Beers Group of Companies and Signet Jewelers Limited, and patron sponsor including JCK.


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