We can hardly believe a year has gone by since the Gemfields Foundation was born. The charitable arm of Gemfields, the Foundation was established last January to scale up Gemfields’ activations in sub-Saharan Africa, harnessing the knowledge acquired during over a decade of operations in the area and really making good on our commitment to […]
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On 22 July 2021, Gemfields Foundation provided support to internally displaced people who have fled their homes following terrorist attacks further North, and now reside in camps in the Cabo Delgado province. Purchased by the Gemfields Foundation and distributed with the help of our team at Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) in alignment with the government,
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As part of MRM’s ongoing commitment to environmental preservation, it will plant 3,000 trees in Namanhumbir by December 2021. MRM commenced the tree planting campaign in April 2021 and unveiled it on Saturday 5 June to coincide with World Environment Day, which aims to raise global awareness of the need to protect and conserve the
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MRM provided further supplies: 60 parcels of essential items to 60 displaced families in need of humanitarian aid. The kits comprised: rice, maize, sugar, beans and oil, as well as essential hygiene items such as soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes. In order to prevent pandemic contagion, MRM chose not to hold a public event to distribute
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Seven communities participating in the Community Conservation Agriculture Project, supported by MRM, produced 83.7% more in 2019/2020 than they had in the previous season. The associations produced a total of 1,260,556 kg of various products, including maize, cowpeas, groundnuts and sesame. The production of these crops benefited from the monitoring and supply of agricultural tools
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Prior to the state of emergency announced in Mozambique resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the vocational training centre built by MRM and operated by the government’s training provider IFPELAC was steadily training its next cohort of graduates.A second group was initiated in February 2020, with the introduction of a new course of painting for civil
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