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Gemstone Trainees Graduate

USAID is setting up regional gemstone processing facilities and training centers to help gem dealers and miners learn new techniques.

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Graduation ceremony at the Gemstone Training Center in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province.

30 September 2010 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

On August 25, the first group of gemstone cut-and-polish trainees graduated from the Gemstone Training Center in Jalalabad. USAID supports the training center through a Global Development Alliance with American Nuristani Imports International.

USAID is setting up regional gemstone processing facilities and training centers to help gem dealers and miners learn new techniques and meet international gemology standards. By building the skill and human capacity of the Afghan gemstone sector, USAID’s Afghanistan Small and Medium Enterprise Development (ASMED) project is helping Afghanistan to maximize the economic potential of this important and highly lucrative industry.

USAID/Afghanistan Program Highlights Double Issue: 9/1/2010-9/30/2010 9/30/2010

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