The establishment of the Diamond Area Community Development Fund (DACDF) has been hailed as a novelty. The fund is a critical component of the government’s agenda to ensure outcomes for mining host communities.

Deputy Minister Napoleon Koroma said he was extremely happy to see that a critical component of President Julius Maada Bio's development agenda was being rolled out transparently to benefit ordinary citizens. He advised community leaders on the judicious use of the resources given to them and said government would be efficiently monitoring the implementation of these development project.

The Deputy Minister and his counterpart at the Ministry of Local Government, Alfred Jamiru were at the launching projects funded with proceeds from mining activities in Kono District.