The Diamond Industry in Africa

What is a conflict diamond?

• Conflict diamonds are diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the United Nations.

• Let’s watch a Flash animation from Amnesty International!

• Why shouldn’t you buy a diamond that

’s mined in Africa?

“Bling”, A Video

Project: A Fake Advertisement

• Create an advertisement about the diamond industry.

• Use Photoshop, Microsoft Word, or Paint.

• Make sure it has a message that explains the “other” side of the diamond industry.

Examples

Student Examples

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Straaaight from the heart,

Cause he’d probably cut that outta

Ya too.

KPCS begins with K!KPCS begins with K!

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The KPCS(Kimberly Process The KPCS(Kimberly Process Certification Scheme) is a nonCertification Scheme) is a non--profit organization that has set profit organization that has set out to decrease if not eliminate out to decrease if not eliminate the rapid sale of conflict the rapid sale of conflict diamonds. The participants in diamonds. The participants in this organization work with this organization work with shippers and place stones in shippers and place stones in tampertamper--proof shipping crates, proof shipping crates, providing enough detailed providing enough detailed information about their origins information about their origins to prove they did not originate in to prove they did not originate in a conflict zone.a conflict zone.