Amin Maktab

Amin Maktab, established in 1961,[1] is a special education center for mentally challenged children located in Gulberg, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Amin Maktab is the oldest institution in Lahore for intellectually challenged children.[1]

History

Amin Maktab School was established in small rented building in October 1961 by the Pakistan Society for the Welfare of Retarded Children.[2] In 1987, a multi-purpose campus in J-block of Gulberg was built by the local architect Fuad Ali Butt.[3] In 1991, an outreach programme was started, with the aid from UNICEF, for the purpose of spreading awareness as well as providing services and training to the homes of mentally challenged children in economically depressed areas of Lahore.[4] Currently, the management of Amin Maktab is handled by now retired Justice Aamer Raza Khan.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Shaukat, Aroosa (September 28, 2012). "Dealing with disabilities: 'Focus on what they can do, not what they can't'". tribune.com. Lahore: PakTribune.
  2. ↑ Malik, Mansoor (February 27, 2012). "Mainstreaming the mentally challenged". dawn.com. Lahore: Dawn News.
  3. ↑ "Amin Maktab School". archnet.org.
  4. ↑ "Amin Maktab – Outreach Programme Campus Lahore". srdw.net. 2011.

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