Beautiful Diamonds. Honest Origins.
Fair Diamonds & Elasha
A diamond can carry more than brilliance. It can carry responsibility, craftsmanship and a direct connection between origin, people and atelier.
The purpose behind the stone
Diamonds should create value where they begin
For Bombeke Diamonds, a fair diamond is not only about the beauty of the finished stone. It is also about the belief that part of the value created by diamonds should return to the people and communities connected to their origin.
Through initiatives linked to Elasha vzw and COOMIAP in Kasai Central, Pieter Bombeke supports a more human diamond story: one in which craftsmanship in Antwerp is connected to opportunity, dignity and local development in the region where the rough diamond begins its journey.
From Kasai to Antwerp
Origin connected to craftsmanship
The diamond trade is often complex and distant from the places where diamonds are found. The Fair Diamonds story aims to make that connection more direct and more meaningful.
Rough diamonds connected to Kasai are brought into a story where origin matters. COOMIAP (Coopérative Minière et Agropastorale Pambi), the local cooperative, works in agriculture, livestock and artisanal diamond extraction. The wider ambition is a diamond trade that is durable, ethical, traceable and beneficial to the local population.
In Antwerp, Pieter applies his experience as a master diamond cutter to transform the rough stone into a finished diamond with character, precision and light. The result is not simply a beautiful diamond. It is a diamond whose value is intended to support a better future beyond the finished jewel.
JCK described COOMIAP as one of the Congolese cooperatives selected for the AWDC OrigemA pilot, with diamonds mined according to the Maendeleo Diamond Standards by DDI/Resolve and a strong focus on provenance and traceability.
Three connected values
Origin, craft and impact
Responsible origin
The origin of a diamond should matter. Bombeke Diamonds focuses on diamonds connected to initiatives in Kasai Central that seek a clearer, more responsible relationship with the communities at the beginning of the chain.
Antwerp craftsmanship
In Antwerp, Pieter Bombeke gives the diamond its final form. Decades of experience, patience and precision turn the rough stone into a finished diamond with a distinct identity.
Community value
A fair diamond should help create value beyond the sale itself. The wider goal is to support education, opportunity and local development, including the school project in Luyamba connected to Elasha.
The journey
From origin to finished diamond
Each step should add care, not distance.
Elasha
Building opportunity in Luyamba
Elasha represents the human side of this story. The official Elasha website describes a school project in Luyamba, north of Kananga in Kasai Central, DR Congo. The available site covers approximately two square kilometres and is intended to grow step by step.
The vision includes a primary school, a technical school, a health post, boarding facilities and sports grounds. The project starts from a clear conviction: education is the basis of development.
Education as a foundation
Good things should happen with the proceeds of diamonds
Emile Elasha, a Dutch businessman of Congolese origin, founded COOMIAP in 2010 and later created Elasha vzw in Belgium to support schools, health clinics, clean water, electricity and roads in villages in DR Congo.
Public background information about Emile Elasha states that COOMIAP invests at least 20% of its income in the school project. That is exactly why this story matters: diamond value should not stop at the sale, but help build opportunity where the diamond journey begins.
The same JCK article also links additional proceeds from the project to the ambition of building a school and hospital in nearby Luyamba, serving the village and surrounding communities.
Early practical steps include a truck for transporting building materials and other local goods, and the installation of two drinking water points on the school grounds. These are concrete examples of how value can turn into infrastructure and daily improvement.
What the value can support
Impact with a human face
Education
Supporting the development of a school project in Luyamba, with education as the starting point.
Water
Drinking water points on the school grounds are one of the first concrete improvements.
Transport
A truck supports the transport of building materials and other goods for local use.
Community
Connecting diamond value to local development, opportunity and resilience.
Project examples
Concrete steps in Luyamba
These examples show how support can become visible in daily life: education, transport, water and local infrastructure.
“A diamond should not only shine. It should create opportunity.”
A different diamond story
Interested in a diamond with purpose?
Contact Pieter Bombeke to learn more about fair diamonds, Elasha and diamond designs crafted in Antwerp.