Hussainabad Ecovillage, Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan

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  • Urdu
  • Ecological
  • Rural

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Hussainabad valley is a lush green with a scenic beauty with diverse landscape and traditional farming system. It is situated in the East of Skardu city in an ecologically significant area; just 10 minutes’ drive from the district headquarter, Skardu. Hussainabad is a small neighborhood in Skardu that lies enroute to Shigar. It has a number of attractions; one of them is the Hussainabad Broq. It is at an elevation on a sharp incline, covered in wild grass, with a staggering view of the Shigar desert and river.Hussainabad Broq has its own significance in the history of Baltistan. In old days, there was a trade route from this village to Deosai and to Kashmir.
The village is inhabited by Balti speakers, this ethnic group has Tibetan origin. The village people are friendly and peace loving. You will always see a warm smile on their faces. Even though the climate conditions are harsh and inhospitable, the village people of Hussainabad Broq are among the most friendly and hospitable people in the country. Baltistan is rich in culture which can be proved by the number of historic places and remnants of forts located in the region. Nearly 35 houses made by stacks of stones, mud and woods keep together some 240 inhabitants who are facing the harshness of cold weather for centuries.
The old buildings in the village are the true presentation of the typical Balti heritage where several generations have lived for centuries. These are built in old style with low-height roofs, very small windows to avoid cold air coming in during winters and storage rooms and livestock rooms in the basement.
The locals can serve you their local traditional food such as Balay (noodle soup with goat meat), Parpu (wheat noodles with walnut paste), Gyal (buckwheat cake), Marzan (buckwheat with apricot oil), Boiled goat meat (skinless), Butter tea (served with buckwheat flour).

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  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • Urdu
  • English
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Land-Based Communities
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People can visit and stay in community guest house and can hike nearby mountains

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  • Pakistan

Hussainabad Ecovillage, Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan

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12 years ago

Gaia Ashram Internship

The Pioneers of Gaia Ashram , 5th of July– 2nd of August 2015 The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month program on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture and Deep Ecology. The internship will be a holistic participatory learning experience & process. Interns will experience being part of the Gaia Ashram Community and we will live together for one month at– Gaia Ashram-. At Gaia Ashram we belief in holistic learning that balances the head, hands & heart. Gaia Ashram encourages participatory learning & values the power of community in holding the learning space. We design the daily & weekly structure of the internship and of our lives here based on these values and principles. Theoretical learning (Head) The theoretical sessions will be participatory and interactive. It will cover the 4 keys of Ecovillage Design Education (Social, Economical, Ecological and Worldview inspired by Gaia Education). Each week will cover one of the Ecovillage Design Keys and integrated into this we will be introduced to Permaculture Design & Deep Ecology in terms of philosophy, movement and personal experiences. Overall, We will have a maximum of 2-3 hours of theory per day on the session days, to also create lots of space for practical experiential learning. See more details of the key content below. Practical learning (Hands – on) For the hands – on practical learning we will be developing the Gaia Ashram’s farm and restoring nature on the Gaia Ashram land using permaculture strategies & techniques that are appropriate for the Rainy Season & the land and its local context. The hands-on work will focus on Gardening work i.e. developing the vegetable gardens, planting seeds & seedlings, transplanting, propagation of plants, making composts, growing and maintaining a Food Forest, planting green manures, planting lots of trees, planting seasonal crops. Apart from the Gardening we will also will be doing some natural building which mostly will focus on creating natural finishes usi

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