A quick post for everyone who is following the progress of the Fairtrade Gold Pilots projects in east Africa (see link below). An excellent article in The Guardian on a recent visit to some of the pilots projects in Tanzania. This is a living illustration of why we need the jewellery trade, industry and and

Thought everyone should see this. A rare glimpse of what is going on across Africa and something I witness regularly on my travels. This is why we need jewellers to start using Fairtrade gold so we can build up a strong movement for change, that will lead to the eradication of this kind of problem.