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Friday 2 March 2012

AMINA TECHNICAL CENTRE - INTRODUCTION


Amina Technical Centre is non-governmental organization and is located in Skardu Baltistan (Pakistan). The centre is providing vocational training to women of Aliabad and sroundings areas of Skardu in sewing, knitting, dress making and embedery.  The centre is running since 2005 with the help of local community.  So far about 1500 women of the area got technical training from this centre and helping their family. 
The Project site is located in Aliabad in Skardu (Baltistan) Skardu is about 793 Km. away from Islamabad via KKH is the main town of Baltistan along the wide bank of the river Indus. It is surrounded on the southeast by Kargil district (India), on the east by Ghanche District, on the northeast by Xinjiang (China), on the south by Baramulla and Kargil District, on the west by district Astore and on the north by Gilgit District. Skardu is home to some of the highest peaks in the world, the Karakoram Range. Skardu is very popular with Mountaineering Expeditions. It is equally popular with high altitude trekkers,who treks to Baltoro Glacier, K-2 Base Camp and Concordia. 
A daily flight to and from Islamabad is also in operation. On KKH bus /coach service takes 24 hours for this wonderful and adventurous journey.

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