As Gloria Batlle of Onirikka Fine Jewelry started working on the Diamonds Do Good fundraising bracelet, she knew the assignment: Highlight the message of growth, unity, and equality.
The result is a bracelet for Diamonds Do Good that is not only meaningful but also beautiful. It features matte onyx beads accented with four black diamonds equally placed around the bracelet as a symbol of unity and equality. At the pulse point, Batlle placed a green tsavorite, which represents life and rebirth. Finally, a champagne diamond represents the light within the wearer.
“For me, everything is unified. The more love we give, the more good we do, the more light we project,” Batlle says.
Diamonds Do Good created the bracelet in partnership with Batlle to help raise funds for the Flaviana Matata Foundation, whose goal is to help young girls in Matata’s native Tanzania to become self-sufficient and leaders in their community.
This gender-neutral bracelet is available online and in stores by the end of October. Some retailers include Greenwich St. Jewelers, Hamilton Jewelers, Jared, and Royal Asscher, Diamonds Do Good says.
Diamonds Do Good is a global nonprofit organization whose mission is to support programs that develop and empower people in natural diamond communities and to share stories of positive impact. As an organization, Diamonds Do Good funds programs that focus on education, leadership development, and entrepreneurial skill building.
“All retailers are encouraged to join this consumer confidence–building initiative, which connects consumers with a tangible way to give back and show that diamonds truly do good,” Nancy Orem Lyman, executive director of Diamonds Do Good, tells JCK.
Batlle is the creative director of Onirikka Fine Jewelry. Jewelry is her second career path; she previously worked in hotel management. The El Salvador native says she tries to create jewelry that is both meaningful and elegant.
The Flaviana Matata Foundation and its founder have worked with Diamonds Do Good for a decade now. Its founder, Matata, is best known for her work as a model and entrepreneur. The philanthropist also served as the 2007–2008 Miss Universe Tanzania. She has worked on a variety of projects to help girls in her home country, including efforts to distribute school supplies, sanitary pads, and information on how to become entrepreneurs.
“Diamonds Do Good and the Flaviana Matata Foundation recognize the importance for girls to attend and finish school so they can become economically independent and change makers in their communities and around the globe,” Matata told JCK. “The Diamonds Do Good bracelet is a way for everyone to help ensure this future.”
Top: The Flaviana Matata Foundation seeks to empower Tanzanian girls through education, and it is raising funds for its work through a new bracelet in partnership with Diamonds Do Good, one of its longtime sponsors (photos courtesy of Diamonds Do Good).
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