About Anza
ANZA Gems creates gemstone jewelry that supports education in Tanzania and Kenya. The ANZA Gems collection features gems sourced directly from East Africa, set into capsule collections designed by talented jewelry designers. Each jewelry purchase funds primary and gem trade schools in East Africa. Is it possible to change the world, one gem at a time?
We think so.
#letsbegin #gemsforchange
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Many East African mining communities have limited access to something as vital as education. ANZA Gems, a venture from idazzle.com blogger Monica Stephenson, address the problem while producing covetable design.
The designers are slowly releasing their designs featuring ANZA gems and all of them that I’ve seen have been beautiful.
Trip To Africa November 2014
Trip to Africa June 2015
![We were so inspired by @perpetuumjewels thoughtful, insightful post yesterday about the power of words and our need to have a shared understanding of these terms we all use so often, we just had to share. So, before we all switch completely into weekend mode, please take a little time to read below and maybe even take the survey! #linkinbio #wereallinthistogether #gemsforchange #Repost @perpetuumjewels
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TLDR; Words matter, we helped make a glossary of important jewelry terms, we want your feedback.
I write “french fry,” you read “french fry” and your salivary glands get busy because the term “french fry” means salty, fatty crispy-soft goodness to us both, a definition born of shared experience. How about when I write the term ‘ethical’? ‘sustainable’? ‘fair trade’? Do these terms mean the same thing to you that they do to me? Maybe, maybe partially, maybe not at all. How can we have meaningful conversations if we’re not speaking the same language? When a consumer sees the term ‘conflict-free diamond,’ that specificity creates an expectation that there was no ‘conflict,’ as most people understand that term, associated with any part of that stone’s journey. Is that expectation reflected in reality? .
The Glossary Project was born at the first Jewelry Industry Summit to increase transparency throughout the supply chain by building consensus on definitions for key terms and creating accountability for misuse. Three years later, we (@emilychelseajewelry, Erin @brooklynmetalworks, @olivia.marie_handcrafted, @christinatmiller, Jared Holstein [that's me], and Perpetuum partner Jay Moncada) present definitions for the following terms: ethical, recycled, post-consumer recycled, pre-consumer recycled, sustainability, conflict-free diamond, Fairmined, Fairtrade, Fair Trade Certified, and fair trade. The glossary will grow.
Now we ask you, who have at least a passing interest in gems and jewelry, to offer feedback on these definitions by taking the survey linked to in our IG Bio. Please rate the definitions, leave comments and feedback, and provide as much demographic information as you're comfortable leaving. The whole goal is to have everyone: Jewelry consumers, pros](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/6565b9915d7dd1c7cb2c41f22654ee19/5D5B3F9F/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/54513373_829901247363320_4144123237416393388_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com)
