Diamond Exchange is working with UNICEF Australia to protect children from exploitation by donating three per cent of the sale price of each CanadaMark™ Diamond of Hope to a UNICEF child protection program in Liberia.   
                            
Liberia is recovering from almost two decades of civil war which resulted in many deaths, massive population displacement, the destruction of nearly all infrastructure, and the collapse of basic social services. The war was fueled by the exploitation of the region’s diamond wealth. The country was a hub for trade in conflict diamonds from  Liberia, Sierra Leon and Angola.  

In April 2007, the United Nations Security Council voted to lift a 2001 ban on the export of diamonds from Liberia.  The ban was imposed to stop proceeds from the sale of so-called "blood diamonds" fueling rebel movement wars in West African nations.   Liberia must now sign up to the Kimberley Process, the UN says, to ensure it does not revert to exporting conflict diamonds.  The Kimberley Process is a UN-sanctioned initiative among governments, the international diamond industry and civil society designed to stem the flow of conflict diamonds.

By purchasing a Diamond of Hope, a certified conflict free diamond, you are providing UNICEF with vital funds to protect children in Liberia.