An Industry Perspective:

Lessons from the Supply Chain Visit to the Central African

Republic
Genevieve Ennis Hume !
June 8, 2012 | Enhancing the development potential of aSM | World Bank | Washington, D.C.!

Collaborations 
& Partnerships

Opportunities

Partnership with USAID!

Supporting ASM!

Building Transparent & Traceable Supply Chain!

The Story & Financial Incentive!

Partnership with USAID

Public-Private Partnership (no financial commitment)!

Global Development Alliance (one-to-one financial contribution
between USAID and business stakeholders)!
Monitoring & Reporting (ensuring compliance of legalities, labor
standards, and childrens rights)!
Mining Development Experience (equipment rental pools, diamond
valuation workrooms, microfinance, training, etc.)!

Supporting ASM

Supporting PRADD mandate to

increase carat volume entering
legal supply chain and improving
livelihood of artisanal miners!
Artisanal diamonds as poverty
reduction tool!
Research, exploration &
geological training!
Working directly with foreign
investors!

Building Transparent & 

Traceable Supply Chain

Strengthen system and integrity of the market at large!

Focusing on quality versus quantity of exports to support feasibility
of traceable supply chain!
Increasing transparency and traceability through cooperative system!
Supporting legal sales (illegal diamond sales decreased from 22% to
8% between 2010 and 2011)!

The Story & Financial Incentive

Increased consumer interest in traceable products, trending towards

connecting the producer with the consumer!

A growing market for artisanal goods and social innovation practices!

New source of rough!

Competitively priced on the international market!

Challenges

System Instability!

Logistics & Policy!

Critical Mass of Product Volume!

System Instability

Lack of a unique, reliable, single-voice partner representing miners

(Federation of Cooperatives)!
Lack of trust and latent conflict between stakeholders !
Presence of unlawful actors & risk of exporting illegally purchased
diamonds!

Valuation system corresponding to final export evaluation!

Child labour & lack of alternatives for teenagers!

Logistics & Policy

Foreign investors cannot purchase, detain or transport goods incountry!

Security (transportation, detention, and exportation)!

Export tax (paid by buyers or exporters?)!

Failing to follow standards (child labour, etc.)!

Critical Mass of
Product Volume

Current production is insufficient!

Lack of guarantee of results on investment!

Workforce, productivity & new geological sites!

Genevieve Ennis Hume!

Hume Atelier | University of British Colombia!
Vancouver, Canada!
gen@humeatelier.com!
1.604.313.0189!