Lapidary instructors training January 2006
at SEAMIC headquarters.

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More faceting machines arrived just in time. The workshop is in perfect order and well organised.
     
Katerina Kestemont shares her carving technique with the lapidary instructors.
During 2 days teaching techniques are on the programm and then the students arrive.
     
The 5 instructors are at work with professional enthousiasm.
     
The students are completely absorbed with faceting or cabbing.
     
Dopping a gem stone under the watchful eye of lapidary instructor Dachi Mahmoud (Left photo).
     
     
Lapidary instructor Lilian Moshi demonstrates gem stone carving techniques.
     
Theoretical background is presented in short conferences.
     
A high ranking visit from the ministry of mines, the officer in charge of Arusha, the lady on the left photo.
A well deserved break, the students discuss their professional background (second photo).
     
Presentation of the LapLap faceting device by lapidary instructor William Mvungi.
     
Lapidary instructors William Mvungi, Noreen Eliakimu, Linda Latson and the whole class, students and instructors.
Wishing you a lot of success Katerina Kestemont (Kito Kipepeo) & Hubert Heldner (Ubuyu).
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