JCK Las Vegas Fair Trade Conference: 2009 Presented by : Demos Takoulas Vukani-Ubuntu CEO
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JCK Las VegasFair Trade Conference: 2009
Presented by:
Demos TakoulasVukani-Ubuntu CEO
A Decade of Development
Empowering marginalised communities
& emerging jewellers through skills-
development & mentorship in the South
African jewellery sector.
SA Social Investment Pipeline
Development projects help break through Poverty Barrier
Exposure to the jewellery industry
FMJ-SA Route-to-Market
Long-term Sustainability
Enterprise Development
Skills Training
Development Projects
Business Barrier Skills BarrierPoverty Barrier
VALUES
• Uplifting poor communities • Ensuring sustainability• Ethical practices• Transparency & accountability• Benefits emerging jewellers
Fair Made: What does it mean for the consumer?
• All our jewellery is produced in South Africa at community-development projects and helps the advancement of marginalized communities by realizing their full potential and creating a self-sustainable future.
• By buying FairMade jewellery you make a direct contribution to the person and projects manufacturing the products.
• You also ensure that your jewellery did not damage the environment or the people during the process.
• 100% recycled gold & silver.
SA’s first Broad-Based Empowerment (BBE) deal in the Jewellery Sector
• MC is one of the leading refiners in the country
• Significant and true BBE deal
• Ensures greater down-stream beneficiation adding to direct sustainability of development projects in SA
Joyce Ndeza , Daphney Kgoale & Demos Takoulas – VU directors
R7,5-mil Project funded by RRL, DTI & Ekurhuleni Metro
R10-mil Project funded by the EU & Seda
FairMade SA: Product Sales
Glass trophy design & manufacture by Stewart Hearn from London Glass Works.
Silver leaves by Vukani: Fair Made
Fair Made: Bespoke Products
Advisory & Monitoring
FMJ-SA: Industry Partners & Sponsors
Sponsor
SA Retail Partners
Alan Mair Manufacturing Jewellers - SA’s largest manufacturing jeweller -
JV withEkurhuleni Jewellery Project - 2009.
• The deal allows AAMJ compliance in terms of the SA Mining
Charter - BBE
• The JV with this Best-Practice Project ensures joint manufacturing & long-term sustainability
• AMMJ provides mentorship & QC
Joint Venture