Orlando Beetge

The Gemfields Foundation’s project to rebuild a second primary school in rural Madagascar in as many years has nearly reached its conclusion. Inspired by the successful project to rebuild the nearby Antsahamarofoza primary school, which reopened in November last year, project partner REXMA brought to the charity’s attention a fresh opportunity to contribute to the

Work is well underway on a project to upgrade the Kapila Primary School in the Lufwanyama district of Zambia and to construct a new classroom block for the school, which will contain a solar computer lab and a dedicated pre-school classroom. With generous funding received from Assore International Holdings and the ongoing support of Kagem

Hot on the heels of the opening of Gemfields Foundation’s first primary school project last year, we are thrilled to announce that work has commenced on re-building the Ecole la Bénédiction in the Analamanga region, also in rural Madagascar. The project, generously supported by Phillips auction house and a private collector, will ensure that the

The 113-square-metre lab will house 30 Raspberry Pi desktop kits with monitors. These computers will be linked to educational websites and will provide (restricted) internet access to children who are eager to learn, particularly those currently residing in temporary camps and missing out on schooling. The objective of this initiative is to teach students basic

In the second collaboration between the two this year, US-based fine jewellery designer Sandy Leong has partnered with Gemfields to ensure that her new five-piece ruby collection will support the Foundation’s projects in sub-Saharan Africa.   For ten years, Sandy Leong has run her jewellery business with sustainability and humanitarian causes at its heart, making

The Antsahamarofoza primary school is officially open! Today the Gemfields Foundation board of trustees joined the REXMA team, pupils, parents, teachers and local villagers to celebrate the opening of their primary school. After a virtual tour of the new buildings, the pupils sang together and a group of the parents danced outside their brand new