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As of November 4th 2010, we will be traveling from Vancouver British Columbia to Sierra Leone West Africa for a two week adventure. This will likely be the most exotic trip we have taken to date. Sierra Leone is described as a beautiful albeit poor country in the midst of change as it emerges from years of civil war. The Jones family has been involved in the funding for construction of a school in a small town called Mabureh 50Km outside of the capital city of Freetown. As part of our journey through Sierra Leone, we will visit the school and film a short documentary in support of further school construction. This blog will serve to share our African experience with all who may be interested. Thanks. Scott Norrena & Tamara Jones

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Blood diamonds

Sierra Leone is a resource rich country. One of the principal exports is diamonds. During the civil war ( 1991-2002 ) many of the warring parties fought for control of the diamond fields. The diamond trade remains as an important economic resource to this day. During the war, the export of diamonds was restricted as a means to limit the purchase of weapons and ammunition used by the various combatants. Trade in diamonds was forced underground into the black market. The illegal trade of “conflict diamonds” or “blood diamonds’ was the basis for the 2006 Hollywood movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio: Blood Diamond.



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