Moyo Gems

Born in Tanzania, we're an ethical gemstone collaboration focused on women gem miners. Organization partners: Pact, TAWOMA, ANZA Gems, Nineteen48, Everledger

[Moyo Gems @moyogems]

Want to learn the latest about #MoyoGems? Follow us on Instagram at “@ MoyoGems”. We post videos, photos of our recent hauls of sparkle, and links to our webinars and events. Link:
https://t.co/XwVIlqSHU4

[Pact @PactWorld]

Join us at the Responsible Jewelry Conference next month in Chicago! https://t.co/BgloevcGCs #jewelry #gems #mining

[Pact @PactWorld]

ICYMI! When women #miners in #Tanzania weren't getting fair prices for their #gems, we worked with them to build a new market & ethical supply chain. Read about @moyogems & how we hope it will transform the #gemstone sector >>> https://t.co/YJid3jk0nu #mining #ASM #pactpromise

[all creatures co @allcreaturesco]

Beautiful in so many ways!

[Moyo Gems @moyogems]

Meet Subira! She’s one of the 91 Moyo Gems participants in our inaugural class! Moyo miners make on average 95% of the export price of the gemstones they produce & sell. Do you know where your gemstones come from? We sure do 💗❤️💗
#ethicalluxury #truebeauty

[all creatures co @allcreaturesco]

This is an incredibly exciting initiative! The gemstone industry is due for some ethical overhaul and this is a fantastic start. We hope we can work with @moyogems and their partners soon!

[Leanne Kemp【ツ】 @leanne_kemp]

Proud of Everledgends & our incredible partners @PactWorld @Nineteen48_Ltd @idazzle walking the talk: working with small mining communities in #Tanzania to bring #gemstones to market & help them make a #fairliving from their efforts. https://t.co/OQXpUDAiOi @moyogems #TAWOMA

[Moyo Gems @moyogems]

Meet Theresia! She’s a gem miner and participates with Moyo Gems in #Tanzania. At our “market days”, where pre-enrolled gem miners sell their freshly mined and sorted gemstones, women miners make 95% of the… https://t.co/RJdWEfCd3L

[Moyo Gems @moyogems]

Meet Amina and Zuhura. They are part of the Tanzanian Women Miners’ Association in Tanga #Tanzania, home of famous #Umba garnets and sapphires of every hue. This is where the Moyo Gemstone program sources those beautiful gemstones. #ethicaljewels #responsiblemining #womenwhorock

[Moyo Gems @moyogems]

Meet Sarah, a gem miner selling to Moyo Gems. Through participating in the program, she receives free occupational health & safety training, formalization support, and the unique opportunity to sell directly to… https://t.co/iapVvgTzmc

[Nineteen48 @Nineteen48_Ltd]

Looking back to the official opening of the first @moyogems market day by Cristina Villegas from pactworld. Thank you to all the https://t.co/wUmMTrRJkJ team and our partners @idazzle (@anzagems), whose hard work and tireless… https://t.co/fmONhCcv8t

[Dylan McFarlane @_DylanMcFarlane]

@cvillegas16 @PactWorld @Nineteen48_Ltd @ANZAgems @moyogems @BMBranstrator @robbatesjck @sustainablegems @saleem_ali @aweik_ke @mgichuhi @DorisBuss Gosh, those rough garnets are beautiful!

[Moyo Gems @moyogems]

Moyo Gems is official! The Government of Tanzania opened the Moyo Gem market with fanfare and deep support. A big thank you to RC Shigela and the regional mining office for their ongoing support for Moyo Gems… https://t.co/p9gIKZFJq0

[Moyo Gems @moyogems]

Today is license verification day at Moyo Gems! It’s the final step before our big ‘Market Day’, when the pre-enrolled women miners sell their gemstones into the Moyo program and then onto you! #responsiblemining #ethicalsourcing #womenwhorock #mining #gems #jewellery #Tanzania

[Moyo Gems @moyogems]

We are honored to be the first initiative profiled by @NationalJeweler as part of its #SustainabilitySeries on #jewelry. Do you want gemstones with a beautiful story featuring women miners? Visit https://t.co/LdVLPVrFn7 + follow us here. 💗 #Jewellery #responsiblesourcing #gems

[Brecken Branstrator @BMBranstrator]

Beyond thrilled to finally kick off a new series called #SustainabilityStories, highlighting the real responsible sourcing projects and initiatives being done in the industry. First up, @moyogems. https://t.co/D8rYEAbLi9

[Moyo Gems @moyogems]

Just setting up my Twitter. #myfirstTweet