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Address:Rupani Foundation Pakistan Office Address:Rupani Foundation Afghanistan and Tajikistan JJ Plaza, Adjacent Bank Al-Flalah RupaniAddress: 8303Foundation Southwest Head Freeway Office USA.Ste 440 RupaniAddress: Foundation Pakistan Office Center IshkashumRupaniAddress: Foundation Afghanistan and Tajikistan Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam Address:8303 Southwest Freeway Ste 440 Address:JJ Plaza, Adjacent Bank Al-Flalah Address:Center Ishkashum Houston, TX 77074 Jutial Cantt, Gilgit Badakhshan 8303Houston, SouthwestPhone: TX 77074713-777-5059 Freeway Ste 440 NorthernJJShahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam Plaza, Area Adjacents Bank Al-Flalah AfganistaCenterBadakhshann Ishkashum Houston,Phone:Email: TX713-777-5059 77074 [email protected] Ph:Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam Jutial++92-5811-59709 Cantt, Gilgit Ph: ++93-796291322BadakhshanAfganistan Phone:Email: 713-777-5059 [email protected] Fax:JutialNorthern ++92-5811-59709 Cantt, Areas Gilgit AfganistanPh: ++93-796291322 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] NorthernPh: ++92-5811-59709 Areas Ph: ++93-796291322 Ph:Fax: ++92-5811-59709 ++92-5811-59709 Fax:Email:www.rupanifoundation.org ++92-5811-59709 [email protected] Email:www.rupanifoundation.org [email protected] www.rupanifoundation.org The Secret of Development In the darkest values of the glorious mounts Where the sun was feeble to kiss the ground Where thoughts were frozen by the shade of crown Where voices were coffined in the barks of hounds Where sights were shorten with the credulous bounds Where wishes were slaughtered for the will of fond Where skills were blunted by the fallacy tone Where life was lumbered with the pigheaded dawns But a brisk of breeze with a whiffing gore Entered through the outlets of the locked doors With an awakening knock to the intellectual soil To probe the power, within the inner ore Thus, mission and goals were’ set to go With the power of wisdom on a constrictive row When the skills were hone with the adze of art Then man was nothing but a creative borough Having trust with honour and freedom to think Each soul on soil was a potent king Thus the key to paradigm shift was learnt Is to share, empower and lead to brink Nazir Ahmed Bulbul 10 Years of KADO(1998-2008) ADVISORY BOARD GHULAM ALI GHULAM AMIN BEG FARMAN ALI EDITOR IN CHIEF ZULFIQAR ALI KHAN GRAPHICS DESIGNER KARIM KHAN FAYAZI EDITORIAL SUPPORT KADO EJAZ ALI SURRYA DINNAR Karakoram Knowledge Initiative KADO Central Office,Aliabad MARKETING TEAM District Hunza-Nagar, SHAHID KARIM Northern Areas of Paksitan SULTAN AZAM Tel : (92-5821)-50216/50213 Fax : (92-5821)-50213 SPECIAL THANKS Email : [email protected] DR.HERMANN KREUTZMANN www.kadohunza.org The Magizne is a product of the Knowledge Managment component of Karakoram Area Development Organization (KADO). Karakoram Knowledge Highways (KKH) Knowledge Karakoram The opinions expressed in the various articles are those held by the contributors and are not necessarily shared and reflects the thoughts of KADO. KKI welcomes articles from contributors. All articles are subject to a review and approval process by the Editorial Board. Contents The Secret of Development: A Poem by Nazir Ahmed Bulbul Editorial 6 Empowerment of Civil Society for Sustainable Development: A Case 1 Study of the Karakoram Area Development Organization in Hunza 8 Valley AMIN BEG, KHAWAJA KHAN AND ZULFIQAR ALI KHAN Present Situation and Future Potential of Cross-border Fruits Trade 2 36 between Xinjiang, China and Pakistan DAI JIAN AND LU ZHAOHUI The Karakoram Highway - Road Construction and Subsequent 3 42 Development Efforts HERMANN KREUTZMANN 4 Wheat and Flour Insecurity in Hunza Valley 47 TIKA KHAN AND DR. MIR AHMED JAN “Education is a Strong Vehicle to Bring Peace” An Interview with 5 53 Safida Ayub GEORGINA CHETWYND Hunza Development Forum: A Multi-Stakeholder Forum to direct 6 58 Future Development BRIG. (RTD.) HISSAMULLAH BAIG SI(M) 7 Ennobling the Voiceless- KADO in Retrospect 60 SULTAN AHMED 8 NGOs and State-Society Relations in the Development of Hunza 62 ALI Al-HAKIM 9 Disempowerment holding back entrepreneurship in Gilgit-Baltistan 65 NOOR MUHAMMAD 10 Divaako: An initiative to preserve and promote local heritage 70 SHERBAZ KALEEM 11 Hunza taking Strides in Women Empowerment 72 ABBAS ALI 12 The Journey of Sedna School and College Aliabad 74 Editorial KADO Board, management and its editorial team is pleased to publish Karakoram Knowledge Initiative (KKI) as the first development magazine/journal in the history of Northern Areas of Pakistan. We feel quite an honor to take an important step towards Knowledge dissemination which will help assimilation and further growth of knowledge in the region. Knowledge is vital today and for tomorrow, rather it has been for all times and for all societies. The society of Northern Areas is in rapid transition therefore, it is crucial rather inevitable that knowledge keep on growing to help sustain and understand different dimensions of the society. The past three decades has been phenomenal in terms of creating new knowledge, introducing development paradigms and evolution of participatory development and also, the society has undergone a tremendous change process. There is constant need for thinking and reflection that what worked out and what did not. The aim of KKI is to facilitate the access of information to people and organizations concerned with subject matters of Northern Areas of Pakistan in particular and mountain communities in general. Different regional and international development organizations are extensively engaged in producing a variety of knowledge but such a sporadic and site-specific efforts are still unknown and unfamiliar to other researchers, academics, students and development professionals. Most of the efforts are restricted within some organizations, libraries and individuals and are not readily made available to others. Accessibility is thus the main obstacle in the evolution of knowledge in most of the mountain regions and KKI is the effort to reduce that obstacle. It is believed that this product like others, will have perennial impact on the society as it intends to provide information on variety of subjects to help and cater the information needs of students, researchers, scholars, youth, elderly, men, women, development associates, scientists, donors, local organization, Government, non government organization and, private sector Most importantly, it will keep youth informed and intact with the society not superficially but with concrete details regarding the subject matters so that they contribute to society more in years to come. It will help fostering knowledge networks and paving a way towards knowledge society. Information, without doubt, will play the fundamental role in bringing people together, triggering thoughts, initiating research, sharing experiences, helping communication, conserving knowledge and pursuing value additions in all domains of life. Through such efforts, KADO is optimistic to have a lasting impact in the mountain regions of Karakoram-Himalaya- Hindukush and Pamir (KHHP). The editorial team will keep on striving to make it much better, appealing and worthwhile for its affiliated people and societies. Karakoram Knowledge Highways (KKH) – Whistling with knowledge Karakoram Knowledge Highways (KKH) – Whistling with knowledge EMPOWERMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: 1 A CASE STUDY OF KARAKORAM AREA DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION IN HUNZA AMIN BEG, KHAWAJA KHAN & ZULFIQAR ALI KHAN * Abstract ontemporary research into sustainable development in mountain areas point towards the need for investment into the development, capacity building and C fostering of ‘institutional arrangements
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