The Divers of Sewa [Video]
Publisher: Laurent Cartier
Date: 2020
Topics: Extractive Resources, Livelihoods
Countries: Sierra Leone
A short film on the unique world of artisanal divers searching for diamonds in Sierra Leone. Out of 1.5 million artisanal diamond diggers worldwide, there are only a few thousand divers.These men are dedicated in their search for diamond-rich gravels at the bottom of the mighty Sewa river.