JA Chair Georgie Gleim & AGS President-Elect Louis Smith Join Diamond Empowerment Fund’s Diamonds for Good Membership Program
New York, NY; May 8, 2013 – Gleim The Jeweler and Smithworks Fine Jewelry agreed with the Diamond Empowerment Fund’s (DEF) message that ‘Doing Good IS Good Business’ and signed on to their Diamonds for Good Membership Program at the recent AGS Conclave. The Diamonds for Good Membership Program is designed to highlight a company’s ...
Gemological Institute of America: Helping to Educate Africa
Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world.” Over the past decade, GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has developed education programs to support the development of a skilled workforce to complement Africa’s mineral wealth. The Institute conducts classes in Botswana and South Africa, where gemology ...
Join Diamonds for Good by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
The diamond and jewelry industry is engaging in innovative strategies to increase consumer awareness of its efforts to fight poverty and to promote sustainable economic development in nations where diamonds are mined and extracted. Local, regional and international businesses continued to affirm the strategic importance of demonstrating a commitment to corporate social responsibility. Seven years ...
DEF’s Second Annual Good Awards Saluted Global Leaders
New York – NY; Last night at the ultra-hip nightclub LAVO, the Diamond Empowerment Fund joined with the international diamond industry to honor leaders committed to corporate social responsibility and promoting education empowerment and prosperity in Africa, where the majority of diamonds are mined. DEF’s GOOD Awards were given to diamond industry legends Tiffany & ...
Noella: Transforming Africa One Girl at a Time Through Education
As a young woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), I have a personal obligation to ensure that I give back to my community. I was born in Lubumbashi, but was educated in Europe after my father passed away and my mother was no longer able to care for me. After a 13-year separation, ...
Diamond Empowerment Fund to Honor International Supermodel and Humanitarian Noella Coursaris Musunka
New York, NY: December 4 2012 - The Board of Directors of the Diamond Empwoerment Fund (DEF) announced today that Noella Coursaris Musunka, international model and founder of the Georges Malaika Foundation, will be honored at the second annual GOOD Awards, set for January 10, 2013, 6:30 p.m. at Lavo in New York City. Musunka, a ...
Diamond Empowerment Fund Announces Honorees for 2nd Annual GOOD Awards January 10, 2013
New York, NY; November 12, 2012 – Global luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. and Leo Schachter Diamonds will be honored for global leadership in helping empower people in Africa, at the second annual GOOD Awards on January 10, 2013. The GOOD Awards, established by the Diamond Empowerment Fund in 2012, are the awards to recognize ...
DEF Launches Inaugural Newsletter Entitled: The GOOD Report
New York, NY – To help communicate their breadth of activities and stories of empowerment through education, today the Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) launched its new online newsletter entitled The Good Report. Available on www.diamondempowerment.org, the Good Report highlights student’s stories of achievement through the support of scholarships they receive from Diamond Empowerment fund made ...
D.E.F Launches Ubuntu Retail Partnership Program
D.E.F is pleased to announce their new Ubuntu Retail Partnership Program. Ubuntu, meaning ‘humanity to others’, is a program designed for independent retailers interested in partnering with us. D.E.F.’s positive message of youth education empowerment and leadership development in diamond producing countries helps convey that diamonds promote good in communities where they are found. This ...
“Beyond Being A Model, I Aim To Be A Role Model” By Flaviana Matata, D.E.F Angel Ambassador
Many people know my friend Russell Simmons as a music or fashion mogul. I know the caring, loving and philanthropic Russell who inspired me to start the Flaviana Matata Foundation (FMF). FMF is a Tanzania based organization I run that helps empower young orphaned girls in rural areas by supporting their education. A couple of ...
DEF Presents Check to Top Achievers Program/Botswana Delegation to the United Nations
New York, NY, October 2 2012 – The Diamond Empowerment Fund yesterday presented a $75,000 check to the Botswana Delegation to the United Nations, as a donation to the Botswana Top Achievers Program, which affords top students in the diamond-producing nation an opportunity to attend the university of their choice worldwide. Upon graduation, they then ...
DEF to benefit from Fashion Arts Beauty event during NYC Fashion Week
Come meet D.E.F Africa’s Angels and get a chance to socialize with New York’s fashion forward. F.A.B was started by Diana Seo, owner of B Spa Bar and Jorge Luis, a celebrity stylist who also works for several amazing fashion brands during fashion week. F.A.B started with the objective to introduce new, young and emerging ...
DEF Awards $75,000 to Botswana Top Achievers Program at the Botswana UN Embassy in NYC
DEF Announces New Diamonds for Good Membership Platform!
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