New Social Movement
Monday, June 17, 2013
There is nothing that does not or has not already existed; but there are things that are frequent because they are carried out frequently (graffiti in university library).
The first encounter with people in a traditional Punjabi village in Pakistan took place in the autumn of 1990 at the invitation of a former student. There are over twenty thousand such villages in the densely populated Punjab province of Pakistan. To put it generally, the first impression was the following: a poor village, a poor region with no roads, no sewers, no schools, no electricity, no toilets. Shooting a documentary film, setting up a public health service, establishing an NGO, building an NGO-financed school were the first measures towards creating a village development project, which was followed from 1993 on by projects that generated income for the rural population. Ten years of Pakistani-German co-operation at NGO level have provided a clear view and have increasingly shown that Pakistan is a rich country with traditional, cultural, natural and social resources.
The first encounter with people in a traditional Punjabi village in Pakistan took place in the autumn of 1990 at the invitation of a former student. There are over twenty thousand such villages in the densely populated Punjab province of Pakistan. To put it generally, the first impression was the following: a poor village, a poor region with no roads, no sewers, no schools, no electricity, no toilets. Shooting a documentary film, setting up a public health service, establishing an NGO, building an NGO-financed school were the first measures towards creating a village development project, which was followed from 1993 on by projects that generated income for the rural population. Ten years of Pakistani-German co-operation at NGO level have provided a clear view and have increasingly shown that Pakistan is a rich country with traditional, cultural, natural and social resources.
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Labels: Dr. Senta Siller, Pakistan
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Village Museum
Monday, June 10, 2013
Labels: Posters, Thatta Kedona
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Thatta Kedona Market of Continents
Friday, June 7, 2013
Thatta Kedona bazaars anywhere in the world create an ambience that shows part of Pakistan; its handmade cultural toys, souvenirs and greeting cards. That is why they are success with people who value handicrafts and cultural artifacts.
This year many successful bazaars were organized in Leipzig, Vienna, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and in the Ethnological Museum. With bazaar session 2012 is over, this Market of Continents have left some indelible memories in the mind of volunteers who gathered there reliving their experiences they have had in Thatta Ghulamka Dheroka (aka Dolls Village) and also in the minds of those who visited. Here are some images from different volunteers (Stephanie Walter, Renate Perner, Lutz,LiLoLorenz, Nadine) with Dr. Senta Siller in different bazaars.
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Dolls of the world
Monday, June 3, 2013
Labels: Dolls
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Thatta Kedona Dolls and Souvenirs
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Thatta Kedona Dolls and Souvenirs are very sought after items in gift market. People interested in cultural toys love the unique dolls from Dolls Village. Last week, Thatta Kedona participated in CSA bazaar held at Ghadafi-Stadium, Lahore.
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Use of Appropriate Technology
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Prof. Dr. Norbert / Volunteer Director along with the team (including Farooq Ahmed / Director Technology- Transfer- and Training Centre (TTTC from AFA-NGO in TGD) and Prof. Dr. Norbert / Volunteer Director, have successfully introduced a number of innovations over the years with the help of friendly volunteers. Some of them are Drop-Irrigation, Production of Electricity Tthrough Kites, Monument Protection, Experimental Constructions from mud at Peerzada Cultural Complex (PCC) and Beaconhouse National University (BNU), as well as lectures and Workshops in Abottabad and Karachi.
Cumulative result of all these innovations is already making use of appropriate technology not only possible but desirable.
Labels: Beaconhouse National University, BNU, Farooq Ahmed, Peerzada Cultural Complex, Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch
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Fine Art of Woodwork
Friday, May 24, 2013
Engraved woodwork - the name is enough to collectors, travellers and cautiously curious dreaming. Antiquity is the first message of the ancient art. And, woodwork executed in villages of Pakistan is a collector's delight that needs to be preserved.
During the Mughal era, Pakistan produced many intelligent personalities and talented artisans who occupied positions in the Mughal courts. Artisans of Pakistan have instinctive good taste and they have achieved a distinctive excellence in woodwork. They are said to have been employed during the construction of Taj Mahal at Agra and Golden Temple at Amritsar. Special types of furniture and decorative items with brightly lacquered woodcarvings and coloured woodwork are still made here and famous all over the world. Gujrat, Chaniot and Multan are particularly famous for woodwork.
Read more »During the Mughal era, Pakistan produced many intelligent personalities and talented artisans who occupied positions in the Mughal courts. Artisans of Pakistan have instinctive good taste and they have achieved a distinctive excellence in woodwork. They are said to have been employed during the construction of Taj Mahal at Agra and Golden Temple at Amritsar. Special types of furniture and decorative items with brightly lacquered woodcarvings and coloured woodwork are still made here and famous all over the world. Gujrat, Chaniot and Multan are particularly famous for woodwork.
Labels: Arts
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Arabic Text of the Project
Thursday, May 23, 2013
{Arabic Text - Click image to enlarg}
Labels: Dolls of the World
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Rural Development
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch, Omar M. Ali, Aaron Pinsker
In the past, we have often discussed various opportunities of investment in rural areas. Mostly discussions at consumer and social oriented project forms showed the individuality of the regional possibilities.
Instead of an "either – or” it emerged more of a "this –as well as that" situation, although the combinations may be counter-productive, if the individual characteristics of the one or the other part are not sufficiently taken into consideration.
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In the past, we have often discussed various opportunities of investment in rural areas. Mostly discussions at consumer and social oriented project forms showed the individuality of the regional possibilities.Instead of an "either – or” it emerged more of a "this –as well as that" situation, although the combinations may be counter-productive, if the individual characteristics of the one or the other part are not sufficiently taken into consideration.
Labels: DGFK, Dr. Norbert Pintsch, Dr. Senta Siller, Handicrafts
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Thatta Ghulamka Dheroka
Monday, May 20, 2013
Labels: Thatta Kedona Impressions
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