The organization "Initiative of the diamond industry» (Diamond Development Initiative, DDI) announced a grant to support mobile learning program in the DRC by Brilliant Earth from San Francisco, which specializes in sustainable supply of "conflict-free" jewelry.
"Diamond mobile school" is one of the two launched in 2015 training programs. They are designed to prepare children to pass national examinations and to promote the continuation of their studies in high school.
DDI has developed a mobile learning program "to send their children to school" in response to a request of artisanal diamond miners communities. Schools are often far from the mountain villages, and for this reason, children are deprived of schooling, forcing them to join the diamond mining. Find a way to bring them back to school - a top priority for parents.
DDI with support from Brilliant Earth has allocated school uniforms, learning materials and daily meals for students, as well as provide training for teachers and sending them to the miners of the commune. The villagers, on the other hand, participated in the project through the provision of construction works, of furniture, protection and oobsluzhivaniya.
According to Gizengi Doroti (Dorothée Gizenga), executive director of DDI, «a small group of children receive a quality education that will allow them to break the vicious circle of poverty." "But in the communities of artisanal diamond miners in Africa, hundreds, even thousands of children. We call on the local and international partners to do more to respond to this need, "- she said.
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In justifying its refusal to cancel the excise tax on jewelery, Indian Finance Minister Arun Dzheytli (Arun Jaitley) said that the products of the premium segment should be taxed, because even with many essential items in the treasury received taxes.
A large number of Indian jewelers and gold traders for the fifth consecutive week on strike, demanding to cancel the 1-percent excise tax on jewelery, besides ornaments on silver.
Dzheytli said that there is no reason to luxury goods exempted from tax, while all of India goes to the system of a single tax on goods and services (GST). He added - "How, such as cement, textiles, and many others, should they be subject to if we do not introduce the gold tax, taxation and other items should be increased from a luxury item can not be charged tax when the essentials."
Dzheytli noted that the Indian government has provided jewelers advantage is that the excise tax is similar to VAT on gold. The minister tried to allay fears that the new tax system will affect the single artisan.
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