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ABOUT THE tRADE mISSION

The upcoming trade mission to Sierra Leone, offers a unique chance for diamond and jewellery trade members to engage with the artisanal digger community. Gain insights into their challenges and explore sustainable economic development opportunities.

Highlights include visits to the Peace Diamond Village, artisanal digger sites, land reclamation, and agricultural development locations. Three days will be spent in the Kono district, with an additional two days in Freetown meeting business leaders.

Rapaport will manage all ground arrangements, covering lodging, food, transportation, and security.

Limited to 30 participants, the mission runs from April 7 – April 12, 2024 with a $3,000 fee per person.
An optional weekend extension is available for $950.

Complete the online registration application promptly. Selected participants will be notified by Rapaport on an ongoing basis. Click here to register.

A 4-star hotel in Freetown and a 3-star lodge in Kono. The official program concludes after Friday’s breakfast.

Participants are responsible for all travel costs to and from Sierra Leone as well as the cost of Visa, Yellow Fever vaccination and malaria medication. The Rapaport team is available to assist participants with travel, visa, vaccination, and other requirements.

Due to limited air travel to Sierra Leone, accepted participants should contact their travel agent immediately to ensure arrival by Sunday, Apr 7. Rapaport representatives will meet participants at the airport upon arrival and see them off at departure.

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Hear It from Our Past Delegates!

This is by far the most interesting and most eye-opening business trip I have taken. We interacted with artists and miners on the ground. Asked them how does it feel to find a diamond, tried to know their emotions. It is important to know how this impacts their day-to-day life. So the key takeaway is to understand the emotion behind what we sell, what we trade in.
Rishabh Jain
Rishabh JainRatan Sajan Diamonds
This trade mission is an opportunity for me to network, meet other diamantaires. We were able to exchange ideas. This country is beautiful. The people are amazing. Every trader that visited has fallen in love with this place and wants to contribute towards the betterment of this place.
Tsholo Molapisi
Tsholo MolapisiDiamond Manufacturer
I really wanted to know more about the mining business and how the industry starts at the very beginning. Now, I have so many stories and so many learnings that people in the US do not know about like how the diamonds are mined, what conflict-free diamonds are? I can now go back and make them understand how things work here.
Niki Novello
Niki NovelloCleveland Jewellery Designs
It touches your feelings, changes your point of view on the diamond market and pushes you to do better things in this market. Now we know the hard work that goes behind all the mining. Also, the love that we received from these people is extraordinary.
Sergio & Davide Sorrentino
Sergio & Davide SorrentinoEmotions SRL
Its wonderful for people in the retail jewellery business to see how the diamond industry works from the artisanal mind through where we are selling finished products. The towns we went to, the children we saw, the schools we saw really impressed me.
Alan Novello
Alan NovelloCleveland Jewellery Designs
We got to see all the mining sites. Met with people and spoke to them and it was really an eye-opening experience. The takeaway from here is how people here work, what are the difficulties faced by them. After this trip I realised natural diamonds are lot more precious than what we think.
Gabriel Tan
Gabriel TanJumbo gold And Diamonds
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For more details and registration, visit rapaport.com/trademission2024
Contact [email protected] for direct inquiries.
Please note, this mission focuses on relationship-building and future opportunities; no diamond buying activities are permitted during the mission.