UmjindiJewellery Project

Location

Barberton, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Cost

R 9.8-mil

Donors

Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund - R 2.1-mil

African Pioneer Mining - R 3.5-mil

National Development Agency - R 1.4-mil

Barberton Mines - R 2.8-mil

Duration

2002 to Present

Project Objectives

Setting up a jewellery manufacturing & training project – downstream beneficiation.

Establishing tourism art and trade centre and Espresso Coffee Shop.

Establishment of most successful high-end jewellery project in SA – LOSA Jewels (London – South Africa).

Project Outcomes

• Huge impact on training of rural HDIs;
• Tourism award received for contribution to tourism for Barberton and sales for local artists;
• Represented Mpumalanga at the world summit for sustainable development;
• Hailed as the best practice LED project for Mpumalanga;
• Two learners produced designs selected for African Pioneer Mining export jewellery range.