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Gemstones cut and polished by Kuumba Zed.
facility, which is currently the work
space for the Kuumba Zed lapidary. The
women were hired to cut and polish
gemstones for quality products for commercial
sale.
Gaining Ground
As the organization is planning to be
more sustainable, it is working closely
with one of the largest amethyst
mines, Kariba Minerals Limited (KML).
Through this partnership, Kuumba Zed
is processing some of the amethyst from
the mine. Furthermore, most of the
gemstones processed by the Kuumba
Zed women are being sold at the KML
store at Kenneth Kaunda International
Airport in Lusaka, Zambia.
It is further working on setting a
market chain for the women to sell their
cut and polished gemstones locally and
internationally with them telling their
stories and creating a mark on the gemstones
while earning a better livelihood
for them and their villages.
As the organization keeps gaining
ground, five hectares of land was
recently gifted to the organization by a
traditional leader as a way to empower
the local women in his chiefdom as well
as set a base for a permanent lapidary
for the women under Kuumba Zed. The
gifted land is in Chief Chiwela Chiefdom,
Copperbelt Province, Zambia.
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Left: Kanekwa Kachinga, Kuumba Zed CEO, being shown the land by the
Induna (traditional leader).
The project demonstrates that Africa
has untapped potential in human
resources. In this case, a young African
woman can work and negotiate at the
highest levels of government, industry,
academics, and tribal chiefs to build a
unique business plan that will benefit all
involved. This model can be replicated and
Kanekwa Kachinga, Kuumba Zed CEO, gifts a breastplate to a traditional chief.
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