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Centre Artisanal Macone


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This page is about teaching ex-street boys a trade. There are similarly appropriate training facilities for ex-street girls.

Centre Artisanal Macone
Centre Artisanal Macone
When boys at the Centre for Street Boys get older they can move here to learn a trade and become self supporting

Centre Artisanal Macone Building
Centre Artisanal Macone Building
The well resourced workshops for training ex-street boys.

Part of the workshops
Part of the workshops
Each student is responsible for his own bench and set of tools.

A power planing machine
A power planing machine
The workshops are very adequately equipped with the machinery necessary to prepare wood for the joinery being undertaken.

Tuition being provided
Tuition being provided
Tuition is provided in all the required skills

Wood Store
Wood Store
The centre has its own ample supply of timber being seasoned ready for future use.

Some of the many finished products on display
Some of the many finished products on display
Students at the centre make a wide variet of furniture

Copper-work
Copper-work
As well as joinery, other trades are taught. One of these is copper-work using metal sourced from the local mine.

Making footware
Making footware
Students are taught shoe making in this department

Hand made shoes
Hand made shoes
A display of recently manufactured footware

Electrical work
Electrical work
Electricians are trained in this section.

Joinery workshop
Joinery workshop
A picture capturing the busy atmosphere in the workshop.


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