What are conflict diamonds?
What are the problems?
Where is Sierra Leone?
What is the country like?
What has happened in the country in the past?
Which other countries have been affected by conflict diamonds?
Is there a solution to this problem?
Describe what can be done to reduce and eventually stop altogether the trade in conflict diamonds.
Refer to the Kimberley Process.
Think about every stage of the diamond process-from miner to consumer.
Consider each group involved (this includes you!)
Can you suggest other ways that Sierra Leone can develop?
Think about tourism, Fair-trade…
Does Sierra Leone have any other natural resources that it could exploit?
Could it grow cash crops? What issues are associated with cash crops?
What are the problems?
Where is Sierra Leone?
What is the country like?
What has happened in the country in the past?
Which other countries have been affected by conflict diamonds?
Is there a solution to this problem?
Describe what can be done to reduce and eventually stop altogether the trade in conflict diamonds.
Refer to the Kimberley Process.
Think about every stage of the diamond process-from miner to consumer.
Consider each group involved (this includes you!)
Can you suggest other ways that Sierra Leone can develop?
Think about tourism, Fair-trade…
Does Sierra Leone have any other natural resources that it could exploit?
Could it grow cash crops? What issues are associated with cash crops?