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The Greener Diamond is the foundation of MiaDonna®. Together we work to inform jewelry consumers fo

03/27/2020

Our team in Liberia had to direct their attention to COVID 19 prevention this week. Most of the people in Liberia don't have running water, let alone cleaning products, so our team put together sanitation kits to distribute to villagers. The buckets can be filled with water and used as handwashing stations, and the products can be used to disinfect their homes and villages to keep everyone safe.

09/17/2019

When our founder visited Liberia 3 years ago, we began collecting footage for a documentary on the realities of mining. We are excited to continue this project when we return to the region and follow up on our projects and the people we've helped.

09/13/2019

Oh sweet girl, we hope you will grow up in a safe, secure environment, free of the terrors of modern diamond mining.

09/03/2019

Devastation! That is how we would describe West Point Monrovia following the Ebola outbreak when the entire community was quarantined. We are proud of the emergency relief we could provide during this grave time of need. The United States Government urged our Founder, Anna-Mieke Anderson, not to go, but she knew she had to help the more than 7,000 children who were left orphaned by the outbreak.

08/28/2019

Food security remains a major issue in Liberia. Our latest farm & training center is under development and we can't wait to bring you updates on the progress over the next few months.

This amazing project is 100% funded by conscious consumers who are choosing MiaDonna fine jewelry. Our are having a real impact on the world we live in.

08/26/2019

For too long, women have been subjected to cultural (often violent) oppression and rigid traditional women's roles. On this , we are especially proud of our work with the Women's Empowerment Center in Liberia. Through education, counseling and vocational training, this flexible program allows girls and women to become self-sustaining. Each graduate receives a micro-loan so they can start their own small business. We are proud to maintain a 98% success rate on the resulting businesses.

Thank you to our who purchase MiaDonna conflict-free fine jewelry so we can fund projects like The Center for Women's Empowerment.

08/22/2019

This woman holds a special place here at The Greener Diamond. This is Ponpon's mother. Ponpon is the little boy who inspired our founder, Anna-Mieke Anderson, to further develop the technology for lab-grown diamonds, and launch MiaDonna and The Greener Diamond. His stories of growing up in a diamond mining community fueled Anna-Mieke's desire to bring change.

08/13/2019

As a parent, how would you feel if you couldn't protect your children; if you didn't know if they would survive the day? Even today, in 2019, children are being enslaved, r***d and murdered in diamond mining communities as the fight continues over the wealth in their soil. We are on a mission to bring you beautiful fine jewelry using lab-grown diamonds and recycled metals, to lessen the burden these resources have on the world and so people can live a life free of the terrors of the diamond industry.

08/08/2019

Our Founder, Anna-Mieke Anderson, started The Greener Diamond and MiaDonna to work together as a system. MiaDonna sells conflict-free fine jewelry to fund the projects of The Greener Diamond.

08/02/2019

Diamond mining companies will tell you they aren't damaging the environment, but don't be fooled. This is what mining really looks like.

The Mir Kimberlite Diamond Mine in Russia is one of the largest man-made excavated holes in the world, it is so deep that you could fit five Statues of Liberty stacked on top of each other inside the hole. It is also rumored to be able to suck helicopters into it because the mine is so wide and deep it has created its own atmosphere. In recent times, the Mir Mine has become more well known as people discover the giant hole on Google Earth.

07/29/2019

We are especially proud of our work with the Center for Women's Empowerment. We are training women invaluable trade skills, and providing microloans so they can start their own businesses and become self-supporting.

When you invest in a woman it has a multiplier effect. Study after study shows that woman will share their profits with their community and their family. The future is female!

07/16/2019

This used to be a bustling hotel in Monrovia, Liberia. But years of war and destruction have left it ravaged and desolate. Unfortunately for the locals, this is the landscape they have come to know and it further escalates the urgency for assistance and training so people have an option other than mining to survive.

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