10 Interesting Diamond Facts
(1) An estimated 5 million people have access to appropriate healthcare globally thanks to revenues from diamonds.
(2) Diamond revenues enable every child in Botswana to receive free education up to the age of 13.
(3) An estimated 10 million people globally are directly or indirectly supported by the diamond industry.
(4) The charity Jewelers for Children funds a community based care program for orphaned children in South Africa.
(5) The diamond mining industry generates over 40% of Namibia’s annual export earnings.
(6) The Diamond Development Initiative was established to improve the working conditions of artisanal miners.
(7) Approximately one million people are employed by the diamond industry in India.
(8) Approximately $8.4 billion worth of diamonds a year come from African countries.
