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  GJSCI continues to promote self-reliance, preserve cultural craftsmanship   GJSCI and MSSIDC Collaborate to Uplift Imitation Jewellery Micro-Entrepreneurs in Kolhapur!  The Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI), in collaboration with the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (MSSIDC), successfully organized a transformative two-day Special Women Empowerment Program under RAMP, in Panchgaon, Kolhapur.    The initiative was aimed at strengthening the skills and capabilities of micro-entrepreneurs in the imitation jewellery sector. The first day of the program was held on August 04 2025, featuring a Skill Development Workshop focused on modern imitation jewellery techniques.    Led by expert trainer Yasmin, the session brought together 49 women participants. All micro-entrepreneurs learned new imitation jewellery design ideas to enhance their existing skills. The workshop not only strengthened their techni...

Launches Sutra- the Mangalsutra Collection, Rolls out a new Campaign- #PehchanKaBandhan   Women have been playing a very big role in contributing towards the growth and development of our country. In today’s society, they play a very active role and they act as harbinger of change. India is a diverse country and yet, we find unity in diversity.   This is reflected in not just the good aspects but also in the prevalence of traditional mindset across the country. One such issue is of the deep-rooted patriarchy and gender inequality in the country. The old issues still plague us, often sanctified by religion and legitimized by tradition.   In order to acknowledge and honor the contribution of women who overcome such social stereotyping, Senco Gold & Diamonds has launched a new Campaign showcasing how women despite wearing Mangal sutra,  does not tie them down as they are busy in their respective field of work and services.   The women are shown wearing ...

Extending tie with Womeng to support women and girls   This International Women’s Day, De Beers Group is proud to announce it has extended its partnership with WomEng for a further three years, expanding the reach to cover all four of the countries where De Beers discovers diamonds and placing a greater focus on supporting women and girls to pursue careers in sustainability-related fields.   The partnership will play an important role as De Beers strives to achieve its goal to engage 10,000 girls and women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) by 2030, as part of its wider Building Forever sustainability goals.   WomEng is a global, multi-award-winning social enterprise which helps engage and develop girls and women for the engineering and technology industries. The original three-year partnership focused on developing leadership, innovation, well-being and employability skills for women and girls in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.   Despite ...

  Nsanshi art crafts support for Solwezi women and girls   Kansanshi Mine’s women-run jewellery workshop, Nsanshi Art, has forged on with its mission to support and provide financial support to vulnerable women and girls in Solwezi District. Since it was set up earlier this year, the value-addition initiative has raised more than K32,000 through the sale and custom designing of jewellery pieces. The funds go towards financing programmes run by the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA).   In just a few months of operation, Nsanshi Art has moved from being a small workshop to an operational workspace with state-of-the-art machinery including a newly acquired laser cutter used in engraving. Another recent development is the upgrade of the manual metal roller mill to a motorised one which will make it easier for the women working in the workshop to operate.  Kansanshi Foundation Manager Bruce Lewis said the recent developments at the workshop are a clear sign th...

Women in the mining Industry goes beyond the mine There is more room for Gender balance on the mining Eldorado Gold, Employees, Governance is celebrating women in the mining industry goes beyond the mine site. “Here at Eldorado, to we have female lawyers, accountants, support staff, communications professionals, community relations coordinators, health & safety professionals, in additional to females in operational roles as a part of our team” says Eldorado Gold officially. In our first post in the series, Celebrating SuXXess, we spoke to Sara Pednault, a junior production engineer at our Lamaque mine in Quebec. Today we dig deeper with Melanie Jang, an accountant at our corporate office to get her thoughts on the industry, and what has influenced her. Melanie Jang-Mel, an Accountant at Eldorado Gold says, in the field of accounting, mining is one of the most complex industries to work in. As a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) candidate, I saw th...

Tanya awarded with Women Entrepreneur of the Year! Jewellery connoisseur Tanya Rastogi added another feather to her cap by becoming the Women Entrepreneur of the Year at the GJTCI Excellence Awards, 6th edition, held in Ahmedabad, on October 2, 2018. Curator of Jewels of Awadh & Karnaphool, Tanya Rastogi has been reviving the art Indian Jewellery karigari once used profoundly in designing authentic kundan and polki jewellery for the Nawabs of Lucknow. Endowed with the grandeur of Jewels from Awadh, she has garnered nationwide acclaim for her work on the hugely popular Karnaphool statement polki danglers’ collection as well as the funky and feisty Boss Lady collection that praises the leader in a Gen Next woman. Tanya Rastogi’s astute vision has established Lala Jugal Kishore Jewellers as jewellery house synonyms to luxury. “This is one of the highlights of the season. I am so glad the GJTCI has taken this initiative and are acknowledging the achie...

Two women artisanal gold miners from the Democratic Republic of Congo will be speaking at a series of events in Ottawa during Gender Equality Week about their first-hand experience as gold miners and women leaders in the conflict-affected country. Kahambu Vaherenie and Moza Zawadi are artisanal gold miners in a remote community in Congo’s north-eastern Ituri Province, paving the way for increased gender equality and women’s rights in the artisanal mining sector. Their visit to Canada is hosted by Canadian non-profit IMPACT. Funded by Global Affairs Canada, IMPACT has been working closely with women artisanal miners in Ituri—supporting their efforts towards equality and economic empowerment. The community has become the first in Congo to sell conflict-free, traceable, and legal gold on the international market through IMPACT’s Just Gold project. The women will be sharing their first-hand experiences with public audiences, as well as at a one-day conference aimed at poli...

Impressive numbers and very successful  Brands join Mujeres Brillantes Runaway! It happened the last week on September 12nd to 15th, Third World Meeting Mujeres Brillantes, where several women’s jewellery has met to discuss the progress of the association's creation in 2016 to the present day. The chosen city this time was Madrid, Spain during the prestigious Spanish Jewelry Show, Madrid Joya attended by members of the group from countries of Latin America and Europe. Unlike the First and Second World Meetings, which had more educational activities, the 2018 Meeting focused more on the commercial activities highlighting the members' brands. Mujeres Brillantes had a special Booth to exhibit the jewelries of the members during the Fair where visitors from all over Europe had the opportunity to visit and meet the designers and promote the B2C and B2B. “I am very happy with this new phase of Mujeres Brillantes, I did not expect that in such a short time we would ...