The Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA) organized a training on repair and maintenance of arms marking machines for member states at Gishari police training school in Rwanda. The training was facilitated by a representative of the arms marking machines manufacturer, COUTH, in Spain. The training was aimed at equipping member states with knowledge of repairing and maintaining arms marking machines. As such, this training attempted to curb problems associated with the breakdown of marking machines and help ensure that the the machines would serve their purpose for the maximum period of time.