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2017 / 2018 BIENNIAL REPORT Transforming Artisanal Mining

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR .................................................................................................................... 3

MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ........................................................................................... 4

OUR IMPACT STRATEGY ........................................................................................................................... 6

OUR WORK ............................................................................................................................................... 8

MAENDELEO DIAMOND STANDARDS (MDS) ™ .................................................................................... 8

COOPERATIVES ...................................................................................................................................... 9

DIAMOND VALUATION TRAINING ...................................................................................................... 10

MRU ANTI-SMUGGLING CERTIFICATION AND KP AWARENESS .......................................................... 10

ZAMBIA CONFERENCE ......................................................................................................................... 11

VOCATIONAL TRAINING ...................................................................................................................... 12

HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAM (HSSP) ........................................................................................ 12

GEMKIDS ............................................................................................................................................. 13

OUR FINANCIALS .................................................................................................................................... 15

EXTRACTS FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT – 2017 .............................................................. 15

EXTRACTS FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT – 2018 .............................................................. 16

OUR DONORS ......................................................................................................................................... 17

OUR TEAM & PARTNERS ........................................................................................................................ 19

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The peril in artisanally mined diamonds is well known. Artisanal diamond mining is dirty, unsafe and chaotic. It damages the environment and it is a vector for social disruption and disease. Most artisanal miners earn less than $2 a day, putting them squarely into the category of “absolute poverty”. At DDI we know that miners and their communities are eager for change, and we know the same is true of consumers. The good news is that change is possible. The promise in artisanal diamonds is rarely acknowledged but it is real. These diamonds could become the polar opposite of every peril they now pose. They could become the

focal point for organized, peaceful communities, a platform for community development, education, environmental protection, investment. They could become a model for the sustainability and ethical production values that more and more consumers demand. Change is required on several fronts. Outsiders need to stop thinking of artisanal miners as criminals to be chased away. Governments need to think of them as citizens trying to make a livelihood for themselves. Miners have to be brought into the formal economy, which means registration and eventually the fees and taxes that will come from this. Registration has to be made easy and cheap, and there must be obvious benefits for miners: safety and community development, training in geology, more efficient mining, valuation of diamonds. And better prices. DDI and its partners are working on various approaches to this. One of the most promising is the creation of Maendeleo Diamond Standards™ which ensure that artisanal mining operations conform to prescribed health and safety standards, respect for human rights, and environmental sustainability. Maendeleo diamond operations are subject to third party audit, and a rigorous chain of custody provides confidence that stones emerging from the Maendeleo pipeline are responsibly-produced, “ethical” diamonds. As this process evolves, it will become a key part of the formalization process, creating greater confidence in buyers and—where a greater climate of trust exists—confidence among miners that they are not being cheated. DDI has made great strides on this and on other fronts, and we look forward to more progress as we go forward. Ian Smillie, Chair, DDI Board of Directors

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

As DDI moves into its second decade, we realize that our primary focus—bringing artisanal miners from the informal sector into the formal—requires combined and parallel actions in various domains. Not surprising to us, the most enthusiastic participants in this process are the artisanal miners themselves. While policy and regulatory changes can take time, once they are understood, the changes required of miners are readily accepted. That alone is very encouraging for DDI. The challenge, however, is always one of numbers: the hundreds of thousands of artisanal diamond miners whose lives and livelihoods we aim to influence, and the

resources needed to do it effectively. These numbers define the challenge, the pace of formalization and the timeframe for results. An additional and on-going challenge lies in making the context and our work understood across the many degrees of separation between artisanal miners, their governments and our supporters. DDI takes pride in the fact that we initiated work on our Development Diamond Standards before the idea of responsible supply chains and responsible sourcing became as widespread as they now are. Renamed Maendeleo Diamond Standards (MDS) in 2016, these are not just the first comprehensive standards for fair and ethical artisanal diamond production, they are the first to be put into successful and scalable operation. This bodes well for miners and their communities, and for an industry increasingly challenged by consumers on issues of sourcing. It will also help in meeting OECD guidelines for responsible sourcing and it will assist governments in strengthening the internal controls required by the Kimberley Process. Important as a regulatory focus are the economic, development and social dimensions of artisanal diamond mining. These remain the raison d’être of DDI’s existence. Fair prices, better and safer working conditions, and an end to violence, illegality and child labour are key. But DDI has gone farther, offering greater professionalization to miners through valuation training, vocational training, skill diversification and even schooling for children in some mining communities in the DRC.

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The development focus brings benefits to miners and their communities, and consolidates their engagement in the formalization process. The industry often refers to a metaphorical “pipeline” through which diamonds flow from mines to jewelry showrooms. There is another kind of pipeline, both conceptual and real, one that involves people moving from the unsafe, unregulated world of the informal diamond fields to a safer and more remunerative world in which they, like others who work in the diamond industry, have a personal and meaningful stake. That’s where DDI works, and it’s where our success will always be measured. Dorothee Gizenga, Executive Director

IAN SMILLIE AND DOROTHEE GIZENGA AT KP MEETING, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

OUR IMPACT BLUEPRINTMINERS IN SIERRA LEONE RECEIVE DIAMOND VALUATION TRAINING

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There are more than 1.5 million Artisanal and Small-scale Diamond Miners (ASDM) in Africa and South America, supporting as many as 10 million family members. Despite the fact that 20 per cent of the global diamond supply comes from the ASDM sector, most miners earn less than $2 USD a day. DDI envisions a world in which these miners have access to the knowledge,

tools and opportunities they need to work with dignity as valued actors in the formal economy, within flourishing, self-sustaining communities. To achieve this vision, DDI focuses on formalization: a strategy that seeks to integrate the ASDM sector into the formal economy, in ways that benefit miners, their countries, and the diamond industry. DDI’s formalization blueprint is comprised of five elements:

1. Influencing policy and ASDM sector governance

DDI works through the Kimberley Process as well as directly with all levels of government in countries with alluvial diamond mining to: Share data and research results Recommend new policies or changes to existing ones Encourage enforcement of existing legal frameworks Enhance relations between miners and government

2. Enabling legalization for miners and their organizations

DDI accompanies miners through the legalization process, from registration to

delineation of concessions, and helps them organize into democratic and financially

autonomous organizations.

3. Professionalizing miners Professionalization involves increasing the knowledge and skills of miners in relation to diamonds and mining, including: Access to information (basic, technical, legal), resources and tools Introduction of standards (MDS) Health and safety improvements – including first aid training and safety

equipment Training in mining techniques

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Training in diamond valuation 4. Improving incomes of miners

Formalizing the ASDM sector ensures miners receive fair pay for their work. DDI’s Maendeleo Diamond Standards (MDS) program helps miners with fair pricing and direct access to international markets, by enabling ethical production of diamonds by ASDM operations, through the adoption of clear standards and best practices that provide credible assurance to consumers.

5. Supporting socio-economic development of mining communities DDI works to ensure ASDM operations benefit not only miners, but also their families and communities. DDI’s projects in support of community development include a range of activities, such as mobile schooling and the provision of clean water through the construction of wells.

ARTISANAL MINERS RECEIVE DIAMOND VALUATION TRAINING, SIERRA LEONE

OUR IMPACT BLUEPRINTMINERS IN SIERRA LEONE RECEIVE DIAMOND VALUATION TRAINING

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MAENDELEO DIAMOND STANDARDS (MDS) ™ OVERVIEW

Maendeleo is a Swahili word meaning “development” and “progress.” DDI’s Maendeleo Diamond Standards (MDS) program enables an ethical production of diamonds by ASDM, through an innovative certification system comprised of standards and best practices. Rough diamonds mined according to MDS ™ are certified by DDI as Maendeleo Diamonds. Initiated in 2012 as a pilot project in Sierra Leone, the innovative certification system was expanded into a full program and rebranded as Maendeleo Diamond Standards (MDS) in 2016.

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Sierra Leone In 2017, Maendeleo Diamonds were sold for the first time to an international buyer, Cap Source. With the diamonds, Cap Source created a jewellery collection, “My Fair Diamond.” One of the rings was subsequently purchased for display by the DIVA Museum in Antwerp, Belgium. In the same year, 420 miners from sixteen artisanal and small-scale diamond-mining sites in Sierra Leone were organized by DDI into an association governed by a constitution based on MDS. They subsequently received training on smart mining, first aid, and MDS-based capacity building. In 2018, DDI also began collaboration with the De Beers Group on an innovative pilot program called GemFair. GemFair uses a specially designed technology that includes an app, dedicated tablets, secure bagging, and mine-site generation of unique QR codes to

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MAENDELEO DIAMONDS IN “MY FAIR DIAMOND” COLLECTION

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enable the digital tracking of artisanally-produced diamonds, mined according to Maendeleo Diamond Standards.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Registration and group formation are essential parts of the formalization process. DDI is experimenting with different models, including cooperatives. In 2015, DDI registered 108 000 artisanal miners in the DRC – of whom 27% were women. Building on this success, DDI expanded in 2017 the MDS program from nearby Sierra Leone into the DRC. As part of the implementation of Maendeleo Diamond Standards in the DRC, DDI organized in Kinshasa in October 2018 a meeting of cooperative members from five provinces to act as focal points for the MDS program. Members of SAEMAPE, the government

agency responsible for assisting artisanal and small-scale miners, also attended the session. In all, 12 cooperative members and 10 government agents were trained on the principles of using standards of production. The MDS focal points then organized three training sessions within three provinces, resulting in a total of 100 miners being trained on MDS principles. In addition, to assist with training and retention of MDS, DDI created a suite of audio and visual resources narrated in French, and four DRC national languages. DDI distributed the audiovisuals to cooperatives and SAEMAPE provincial agencies.

COOPERATIVES OVERVIEW

DDI’s cooperative program advances formalization through legalization, good governance, conflict resolution and economic viability. Once registered, DDI helps miners organize into democratic, financially autonomous associations. DDI also provides them training on cooperative governance and conflict resolution, and supports the election of a management team.

ARTISANAL DIAMOND MINER DISPLAYS LOGBOOK AND FIRST AID

KIT, SIERRA LEONE

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ACCOMPLISHMENT Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) In 2017, DDI helped ten cooperatives initiate their legalization process. The following year, nine out of ten received their government accreditation to legally operate in their respective provinces. DDI also continued to work with the cooperatives to increase their membership. This resulted in a 15% increase in new registration between 2017 and 2018. Lastly, during 2018, DDI provided training to 240 miners on utilising electronic payment systems for both commercial and membership related purposes.

DIAMOND VALUATION TRAINING

OVERVIEW In the context of professionalizing ASDM operations, DDI works to provide miners with the knowledge and skills required to ensure they receive fair prices for their diamonds. ACCOMPLISHMENT In 2017, DDI brought a prominent diamond valuation expert from Botswana to Sierra Leone, to conduct trainings. Over a period of two weeks in February, the expert provided an introduction to diamond valuation to a group of miners and government officials, as a first step to improving prices miners receive for their diamonds. The workshop included sorting diamonds according to given specifications, estimating the value of small and medium size diamonds, and creating a manifest for those diamonds. The valuation expert also provided the same training through DDI to additional groups of government officials from Liberia and Sierra Leone.

MRU ANTI-SMUGGLING CERTIFICATION AND KP AWARENESS OVERVIEW

The Mano River Union (MRU) aims to accelerate growth and social progress among four West African countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. A major challenge has been porous borders that facilitate diamond smuggling.

ADVANCED DIAMOND VALUATION, ANTWERP, BELGIUM

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Through a Regional Approach, the Kimberley Process (KP) is working to improve law

enforcement, secure production from mine to export, improve government revenues, and produce greater benefits to artisanal diamond mining communities in the MRU. To complement the KP Regional Approach, DDI initiated a sensitization initiative for border communities of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to raise awareness of KP requirements, and to strengthen local capacity to monitor the flow of diamonds. ACCOMPLISHMENT

In 2017, DDI delivered anti-smuggling sensitization in two communities in Guinea. In 2018, DDI delivered the same program in three communities of Liberia and five in Sierra Leone.

ZAMBIA CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

DDI joined the Kimberley Process in 2008 to assist with tackling development issues affecting artisanal and small-scale mining in member countries. DDI’s premise is that solving problems of conflict and illegality in the diamond sector requires more than regulations and their enforcement. Economic and development problems need economic and development solutions. This is why DDI is a member of the KP Working Group on Artisanal and Alluvial Production (WGAAP). ACCOMPLISHMENT In conjunction with the WGAAP, DDI was proud to lead a panel discussion on the

Kimberley Process and artisanal mining at the International Conference on Artisanal and

Small-scale Mining & Quarrying (ASM18) in September 2018, in Livingstone, Zambia. The

goal of the conference was to foster global dialogue about the development

opportunities and challenges of artisanal and small-scale mining and to provide a space

for the artisanal and small-scale miners in attendance to share visions of the future.

BORDER AWARENESS IN WEASUA, LIBERIA

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VOCATIONAL TRAINING

OVERVIEW Artisanal diamond miners and their communities usually depend on other economic activities to supplement their incomes. A lack of vocational training, however, limits their ability to earn reasonable income from other sources. Training in skills such as carpentry, metalworking, hairdressing, and tailoring is often not accessible to individuals living in remote and impoverished communities. DDI has developed a scholarship program to provide artisanal miners with new skills in order to support their families and strengthen their communities. ACCOMPLISHMENT In December 2017, nine Sierra Leoneans from Kono District completed a six-month vocational training course. They learned to operate their own businesses in the fields of hairdressing, tailoring, carpentry and metalwork. DDI provided the vocational training in partnership with the Institute of Advanced Management and Technology (IAMTECH), as well as with professional technicians who met with the students twice a week. Graduates went on to take specialized entrepreneurial training in order to establish and manage their own small businesses in their communities. DDI also provided start-up kits to graduates of the program.

HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAM (HSSP) OVERVIEW

Mining communities often lack access to government funded educational services. Children must travel impossible distances on terrible roads to reach the closest school. To help address this issue, DDI developed a “Mobile School” pilot project that aimed to demonstrate that mining parents are keen to get their children away from mines and mining, and into school.

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ACCOMPLISHMENT As part of the pilot, in 2015 and 2016 DDI operated six mobile schools in two provinces of DRC. All 112 students who attended the schools passed their national exam and, graduated from elementary school. The following year, DDI initiated the High School Support Program, ensuring that all students who attended the mobile schools complete their high school education, rather than return to the mines. In 2017 and 2018, all 112 students continued their education. DDI provided support for tuition and registration, as well as school supplies (backpacks with books, pens, pencils), and clothing, (uniforms, boots, sneakers). Finally, DDI also provided their families food allowances. Lastly, DDI monitored students’ report cards and met periodically with the parents to discuss students’ performance, after school support needs, and students’ general welfare.

GEMKIDS OVERVIEW In partnership with the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), DDI offers students in the DRC a program called GemKids. The program teaches children the science and art of gemstones, their value, as well as current and future ethical issues. It also introduces

HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAM, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

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young people to mineral-related career options beyond artisanal mining, and positively influences the future management of the natural resources of their country. A total of 125 students from six schools in Kinshasa participated in the GemKids program between September and November 2016. They were taught by 17 teachers who attended seminars organized by DDI. ACCOMPLISHMENT

Building on the successful implementation of the pilot Gemkids program, in 2017, DDI worked in partnership with GIA to expand GemKids in the DRC. As part of scaling up the program, GIA provided 40 additional training kits, and in October 2018, three DRC government officials travelled to South Africa for a workshop aimed at training-the-trainers. Upon their return to DRC, the participants helped train Gemkids instructors in seminars organized by DDI in Kinshasa.

GEMKIDS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING IN KINSHASA, DRC

OUR FINANCIALSGEMKIDS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING IN KINSHASA, DRC

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OUR FINANCIALS

EXTRACTS FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT – 2017OUR

FINANCIALS

A complete version of the Audited

Statements by van Berkom Professional

Corporation Chartered Accountants is

available from DDI.

EXTRACTS FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL

STATEMENT – 2017

EXTRACTS FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL

STATEMENT – 2017

Statement of Financial Position (Expressed in U.S. dollars) ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash Accounts receivable Prepaid expenses CAPITAL ASSETS—Note D LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Deferred revenue—Note F DEFERRED REVENUE RELATED TO CAPITAL ASSETS—Note G DEFICIENCY IN NET ASSETS GOING CONCERN—Note C COMMITMENT—Note I

Statement of Financial Position (Expressed in U.S. dollars)

Statement of Revenues and Expenses and Changes in Net Assets (Expressed in U.S. dollars)

Statement of Revenues and Expenses and Changes in Net Assets (Expressed in U.S. dollars)

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2016

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$ 228,161 247,449

7,080

$ 228,161 247,449

7,080

6,762

6,762

$ 489,452

$ 489,452

$ 50,096 560,780

$ 50,096 560,780

610,876

610,876

$ 2,374

$ 2,374

613,250

613,250

(123,798)

(123,798)

$ 489,452

$ 489,452

$ 49,075 445,016

5,237

$ 49,075 445,016

5,237

13,422

13,422

$ 512,750

$ 512,750 $ 34,345 490,033

$ 34,345 490,033

524,378

524,378

$ 6,649

$ 6,649

531,027

531,027

(18,227)

(18,227)

$ 512,750

$ 512,750

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REVENUE CONTRIBUTIONS The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Signet Jewelers De Beers Group of Companies Anglo-American Group Foundation GIZ Brilliant Earth Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) Cap Source Diamond Empowerment Fund International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) Rubel & Ménasché Friends of DDI World Federation of Diamond Bourses University of Surrey – IGC Research DDI Canada Promines (World Bank) GIA Fundraising Event Government of Angola Capital Arthron Inc. Other contributions EXPENSES Projects Governance Project dev. and admin. EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES BEFORE OTHER ITEMS OTHER ITEMS Foreign exchange gain (loss) Interest income Other EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES Deficiency) excess in net assets at beginning of year NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR

$ 482,690

$ 482,690

$ 499,328

$ 499,328

$ 218,443 214,507 136,466

79,593 72,436 42,188 30,349 23,946 20,854

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$ 218,443 214,507 136,466

79,593 72,436 42,188 30,349 23,946 20,854

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23,308

$ 889,518

$ 889,518

$ 282,050 174,693

52,349 96,961

100,713 34,372 30,468

7,265 17,742

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8,000 7,466 6,015

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52,191 20,000 12,678 12,441

7,596 8,526

$ 282,050 174,693

52,349 96,961

100,713 34,372 30,468

7,265 17,742

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8,000 7,466 6,015

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52,191 20,000 12,678 12,441

7,596 8,526

$ 949,619

$ 949,619

$ 719,297 33,690

246,392

$ 719,297 33,690

246,392

$ 751,142 24,272

206,410

$ 751,142 24,272

206,410

999,379

999,379

981,824

981,824 99,861

99,861

32,205

32,205 (6,750) 79

1,011

(6,750) 79

1,011

2,888 173

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2,888 173

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(5,600)

(5,600)

3,086

3,086

(105,521)

(105,521)

(29,119)

(29,119) (18,277)

(18,277)

10,842

10,842

$ (123,798)

$ (123,798)

$ (18,277)

$ (18,277)

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EXTRACTS FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL

STATEMENT – 2018

EXTRACTS FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL

STATEMENT – 2018

A complete version of the Audited Statements by

van Berkom Professional Corporation Chartered

Accountants is available from DDI.

Statement of Financial Position (Expressed in U.S. dollars) ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash Accounts receivable Prepaid expenses RESTRICTED CASH---Note C CAPITAL ASSETS—Note D LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Deferred revenue—Note F DEFERRED REVENUE RELATED TO CAPITAL ASSETS NET ASSETS Unrestricted Internally restricted Reserve Fund—Note C COMMITMENT—Note H

Statement of Financial Position (Expressed in U.S. dollars) ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS

Statement of Revenues and Expenses and Changes in Net Assets (Expressed in U.S. dollars)

Statement of Revenues and Expenses and Changes in Net Assets (Expressed in U.S. dollars)

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$ 429,150 276,461

6,428 712,039

10,000

3,759 $ 725,798

$ 24,136 614,124 638,260

- 638,260

77,538 10,000 87,538

$725,798

$ 429,150 276,461

6,428 712,039

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REVENUE CONTRIBUTIONS GIZ The Tiffany & Co. Foundation SAEMAPE (Formerly SAESSCAM) Signet Jewelers Anglo-American Group Foundation De Beers Group of Companies Diamond Producers Association (DPA) Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) Brilliant Earth GIA Diamond Empowerment Fund Friends of DDI International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) Rubel & Ménasché World Federation of Diamond Bourses Dali Group United Arab Emirates Other Contributions Cap Source University of Surrey – IGC Research DDI Canada EXPENSES Projects Governance Project dev. and admin. EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES BEFORE OTHER ITEMS OTHER ITEMS Foreign exchange gain (loss) Interest income Other EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES Deficiency) excess in net assets at beginning of year Transfer to Reserve Fund—Note C NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR

$ 312,714 285,521 140,313

84,422 77,164 50,000 50,000 30,082 22,636 19,143 18,529 10,403

10,000

7,786 5,600 5,000 4,867 2,570

- - -

$ 1,136,750

706,764 28,237

178,427 913,428

223,322

(13,278) 274

1,018 (11,986)

211,336

(123,798) (10,000)

$ 77,538

$ 312,714 285,521 140,313

$ 228,161 247,449

7,080 482,690

-

6,752 $ 489,452

$ 50,095 560,780 610,875

2,375 613,250

(123,798) -

(123,798) $489,452

$ 228,161 247,449

7,080 482,690

-

6,752 $ 489,452

$ 50,095 560,780 610,875

2,375 613,250

$ 72,436 218,443

- 214,507

79,593 136,466

- 30,349 42,188

- 20,854

7,239

10,000 9,985 5,985

- -

23,308 23,946

3,392 827

$ 899,518

719,297 33,690

246,392 999,379

(99,861)

(6,750) 79

1,011 (5,660)

(105,521)

(18,277) -

$ (123,798)

$ 72,436 218,443

-

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DDI acknowledges the generous support of the following contributors in 2017 and 2018:

Industry

Anglo American Group Foundation Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) Dali Diamond Company Bigger Diamonds for Less Brilliant Earth De Beers Group of Companies Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) Diamond Manufacturers and Importers Association (DMIA) Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Diamond Producers Association (DPA) Gemological Institute of America (GIA) International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) JCK Industry Fund Rio Tinto Diamonds Rubel & Ménasché Signet Jewelers The Tiffany & Co. Foundation World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) Governments and Institutions

German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Government of Angola Government of Democratic Republic of the Congo – SAEMPE University of Surrey World Bank – PROMINES

Friends of DDI

Bario Neal Baxter Moerman BVW Jewelers Diamondas (Ulrich Freiesleben) Diamonds of Choice Easter Ahn-Lee F. Hinds H.E. Murdock Co., Inc DBA Day’s Jewelers Hiralal Gems SA Holloway Diamonds

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Kirk Kara Corporation M.J. Christensen Paul Michael Design Point No Point Studio Solid Gold Spinell Kilcollin (Yves Spinelli) Taylor & Hart Van Cleef & Arpels Whiteflash Windiam (Katrein de Blender)

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Board of Directors – 2017 and 2018

Ian Smillie (Chair) Stéphane Fischler (Vice Chair) Matthew Runci (Secretary) John Lowden (Treasurer) Stephen D’Esposito John Hall Dr. Gavin Hilson Nerys John Brandee Dallow Dr. Saleem Ali Marie–Chantal Kaninda (Until 2017) Muzong Kodi Lansana Gberie

HQ Staff – 2017 and 2018 Dorothée Gizenga, Executive Director Ian Rowe, Deputy Executive Director Kingsly Mforteh, Senior Project Manager Sharon Singh, Finance and Administration Officer

Ainsley Butler, Program Director (Until 2017) Hany Besada, Deputy Executive Director Marg Buchanan, Communications Manager Susan Thiongo, Finance and Accounting Manager

Sierra Leone Joseph Sylvanus Mboka, Program Manager Steven Bockarie Sannoh, Senior Project Officer Sahr Jimisa, Administration and Finance Officer DRC

Alidor Mwamba, Database and Technical Consultant

Carine Nkita, DDI National Coordinator (Until 2017) Félicien Mbikayi Cimanga, Mobile School Advocacy Consultant (Until 2017) Jean-Baptiste Otshudi Disashi, Legal Consultant (Until 2017)

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Program Partners

BRAC International CEMMATS Conseil régional des organisations non gouvernementales (CRONG) Kasai Occidental Conseil régional des organisations non gouvernementales (CRONG) Maniema Conseil régional des organisations non gouvernementales (CRONG) Orientale Conseil régional des organisations non gouvernementales (CRONG) South Kivu Groupe d'appui aux exploitants des ressources naturelles (GAERN), DRC Government of Sierra Leone Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Underwriters Laboratory (UL) Sierra Leone Red Cross

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