Finally, we are happy to announce that the ENOUGH project is officially underway. We will be breaking ground in May and are starting to deliver the resources necessary to give these kids and their community a new start on life. Over the past year the word has spread in Africa about the ENOUGH project and in that time the 150 ex child soldiers that where waiting on us has now grown to over 500. We will be working in a small village in the Konor region of Sierra Leone. Our goal is to provide this community with all the tools, skills and resources necessary to turn a toxic, abandoned, diamond mine into a thriving rice field, giving these kids and their community a sustainable source of food and money.

Working with Liberian native and globally recognized humanitarian Kimmie Weeks, and his foundation “Youth Action International”, we will over see this project from start to finish, including visiting the community ourselves to witness the rebuild first hand.

MiaDonna and The Greener Diamond where created to educate consumers about the decisions they make, to return and assist damaged communities and to offer exquisite environmentally friendly jewelry. Over the past 3 years we have done our very best to offer breath taking eco friendly, conflict free jewelry and Go Green in as many ways as we can think of. Now, because of your support, a small community in Africa will finally see that people do care and that are love for beautiful diamonds and gold doesn’t have to destroy anyone’s land or livelihood. Its because of you, our supporters, that we can finally make good on our word and start to be the change we want to see in the world.

We will be updating our blog regularly and have a few more very exciting things coming up to help fund the ENOUGH project, including an all expenses paid trip for two to hang out with John Littlefield on the set of Extreme makeover Home Edition, help him design a room and be there to “move that bus”.

The Greener Diamond is a foundation created by MiaDonna and Company that works with celebrities and global organizations in a joint effort to create sustainability in Africa one village at a time. If you are unfamiliar with The Greener Diamond you can keep up with our latest projects and fundraisers on our blog here or you can now chat and discuss some of our projects with us on FACEBOOK. MiaDonna is focused on being an Eco friendly, conflict free company as well as offering environmentally friendly products. The Greener Diamond allows us to create sustainability in areas damaged by the unethical mining of the precious natural resources used to create fine jewelry. We feel that the damage created by our industry needs to be cleaned up by our industry. So that’s what we have set out to do. We look forward to chating with you on FACEBOOK.

The Greener Diamond has been working with Youth Action International for a little over a year now with the goal of re-using an abandoned diamond mine in the Konor region of Sierra leone, to plant rice fields and train reformed child soldiers the trade of farming. Our project is called the ENOUGH! project.

However, we wanted to take a moment and share with you a story about a 10 year old girl named Fiona. Fiona is from Calgary, Canada and recently attended a conference where Kimmie Weeks, the founder of Youth Action International, was telling his story of surviving an African civil war and personally disarming childhood soldiers at a very young age.
After hearing Kimmie’s story 10 year old Fiona decided to actually do something. This February she is going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in an order to raise money for YAI. Fiona’s mother and younger sister have also decided to climb the mountain in a show of support for both Fiona and their cause. Fiona’s goal is to raise $10,000.00 for Youth Action International.
You can read Fiona’s story and donate to her cause here. She only needs 1,000 people to donate $10.00 each to reach her goal!

Fiona, all of us here at The Greener Diamond and MiaDonna & Company would like to applaud you for being an amazing person and wish you the best of luck. Remember, the choices we make, make us brilliant and I think you are a BRILLIANT little lady!
From our team to yours, Happy Hiking!  – Anna-Mieke Anderson

Just this morning we received an email from Heather at SOS Children’s villages. Long story short, things are bad and they really need help. Below we have posted the email in its entirety for you to read. The Greener Diamond has received funds from MiaDonna&Co. and we have already donated what we can. If there is anything that you can spare we urge you to do the same. Little amounts from lots of sources add up fast.

Dear Anna,

Things have gotten worse.

Our people on the ground are telling us that children are at the greatest risk of dying due to lack of water and the shortage of medical care and medical supplies. They’ve made it through the night, but we only have so much to give.

SOS staff on the ground need more help, more medical supplies, shelter materials, and food for children to survive another night.

We are reaching out to you because you have supported SOS in the past.

Please help us respond to the earthquake in Haiti right now.

We will keep you up-to-date with our staff on the ground in Haiti. Later today, we will send a detailed report on our response.

Thank you for standing with us.

Heather Paul, PhD
Executive Director
SOS Children’s Villages – USA

P.S. Please help SOS to respond to children and families in need. Donate now.

Many of you may already know by now that MiaDonna’s charitable foundation “The Greener Diamond” works with many different global organizations to create positive change. Right now our friends at “Doctors without Borders” are on the ground in Haiti and are dealing with some horrific conditions. The hospitals have been devastated and abandoned and they are in desperate need of our help.

Please click on the image below to support Doctors without Borders efforts in Haiti.

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Back in October we blogged an Extreme Makeover Home Edition episode in which Johnny wore the ENOUGH! shirt while helping out the Montgomery family. The featured celebrity guests during this episode where professional chefs Sandra Lee, Rocko DiSpirito and Oprah’s chef Art smith. The Montgomery family created a non profit called Salt&Light that feeds and clothes less fortunate families. Recently Johnny sent us these behind the scenes photo’s of himself and the celebrity chefs during there time together on set. We wanted to share them with you. The ENOUGH! shirt is for sale and gives 100% of its proceeds to The Greener Diamond to aid in funding the ENOUGH! project. There is a full report and more about The Greener Diamond and MiaDonna’s efforts to create change in Africa here on our blog. The ENOUGH! project was created by MiaDonna, The Greener Diamond, Johnny Littlefield and Liberian native Kimmie Weeks and his foundation “Youth Action International” in order to take an abandoned diamond mine in Sierra Leone and regenerate it into a rice field by employing former child soldiers to do the work allowing us to create a sustainable source of income and food for this war damaged community and children.

What an incredible episode of Extreme Makeover Home Edition this last Sunday. The Scott family headed by Trina Scott after loosing her husband Dave in the line of duty has asked EMHE to help with their home that is being taken over buy termites and is ready to crumble. Trina lost her husband Dave in a car accident while perusing a suspect as a member of the Clarksville Tennessee police department. . Trina and her 3 daughters Leyla, 17, Deidie, 13 and Alethea 11 had their lives changed in the blink of an eye. Trina Scott took her tragedy and used it to help other family’s who had also lost loved ones in the line of Duty. Trina Scott is now the president of an organization called C.O.P.S (Concerns of Police Survivors) that reaches out and offers support to these family’s. No doubt the this episode will have you in tears before Ty, Johnny, Micheal and Paige even step off the bus. The Scott family is sure to inspire you to be thankful and give you a great sense of appreciation. Johnny is in the ENOUGH shirt again and did a brilliant job creating a beach room while working with guest star Usher who also very excited and eager to help out such an inspirational, worthy family.

For more on TheGreenerDiamond, Johnny and our efforts to create change in africa see our Greener Diamond section. We have a full report for the enough project and what we are doing listed as well as the many things we are doing to raise awareness and funds for the project. And, if you can, please buy your ENOUGH shirt today. Thank you for your continued support.