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Gems from the heart

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Welcome

Moyo Gems is a responsible miner-to-market gemstone collaboration born in East Africa. We are working with the women artisanal gem miners (and their male allies!) in Tanzania and Kenya to track rubies, sapphires, tourmaline,  garnets, citrines, and amethysts, from miner to market. 


We work to empower women miners to work safely, mine better, improve financial security, and create stable, equitable markets for fair trade. 


What's behind a name? 

Moyo means 'heart' in Kiswahili (the dominant language in Tanzania and Kenya) and in a few other languages around the African continent. 

That's why we call Moyo Gems  'gems from the heart'. 


How do I buy the gems? 

Please click here to get to the buying page. All Moyo Gems are sold wholesale via our program partners: Nineteen48, ANZA Gems, Maison Piat, and the Tanzanian Women Miners Association (see below!) 


We have a small pilot program underway with mid and lower-value gems with the Tanzanian Women Miners Association (TAWOMA). However, for high-end and ultra-high end gems, please contact ANZA, Nineteen48, or Maison Piat. 


I want to learn more! 

Just click below :). We also have an extensive FAQ section here. 

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Our story and our promise

Program beginnings

Meet the gem miners

Meet the gem miners

Marvin with GIA guidebook

An innovative program between GIA and Pact laid the groundwork for what eventually became the independent program, Moyo Gems. 

Meet the gem miners

Meet the gem miners

Meet the gem miners

Meet Mary, Hadijah, Maisaidi, Mama Peter, Mwasi, and Miriam, just a few of the female miners of Tanzania's Umba Valley.

Where to purchase

Meet the gem miners

Mining and traceability

Buy the gems and find the ethical designers/jewelers who use them! 

Mining and traceability

Mining and traceability

Mining and traceability

We're clear in how we define responsible sourcing and how we trace.

Meet the team

Mining and traceability

Meet the team

A big thank you to the program founders 

FAQs

Mining and traceability

Meet the team

Frequent questions, answered

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