Tanzanite Foundation, Jewelry TV to Support Schools in Tanzania

US Retailer, JTV (Jewelry Television) donated school supplies and text books to the Naisinyai Primary and Secondary School in Tanzania. The schools are supported by Tanzanite miner TanzaniteOne and their Tanzanite Foundation.

Tanzanite is a blue-violet gemstone rare and precious gemstone, found only in Tanzania where it was discovered in 1967.

Hayley Henning, who heads the Tanzanite Foundation in the U.S., said that TanzaniteOne and their members have built two schools, a medical clinic and a community center. “Fresh water supply is also pumped daily from neighboring TanzaniteOne, and is responsible for the watering of up to 5,000 head of cattle every day.

“We are well aware that sales of this precious gemstone help to support the local communities and we will do what we can to assist,” said JTV co-founder Jerry Sisk after a visit to Tanzania.

The Tanzanite Foundation is the marketing and public relations arm of TanzaniteOne, the largest miner and supplier of rough tanzanite.