This week, a GemLightbox from Antwerp will arrive in the city of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) to support transparency and traceability for local artisanal diamond miners by using accessible blockchain technology.
The equipment – a lightbox made for 360 jewellery photography and videography – will be used by six mining cooperatives of artisanal diamond miners as the first step of a blockchain pilot project named ‘OrigemA’.
“Two weeks ago, I shipped some equipment to the DRC, which will be brought to one of the cooperatives as a test,” Karen Rentmeesters, Industry Relations Manager at Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), told Belga News Agency.
‘OrigemA’ was launched in May in collaboration with the DRC Ministry of Mines, the NGO DDI@RESOLVE and the Everledger technology company. The aim is to promote peacebuilding in the area, stimulate fair trade in the diamond sector, improve the socio-economic situation in the Congolese villages, increase work equality for...
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