Amin Maktab, established in 1961,
is a
special education
Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...
center for mentally disabled children located in
Gulberg,
Lahore
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,
Punjab
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,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. Amin Maktab is the oldest institution in Lahore for intellectually disabled children.
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History
Amin Maktab School was established in small rented building in October 1961 by the Pakistan Society for the Welfare of Retarded Children. In 1987, a multi-purpose campus in J-block of Gulberg was designed by the local Architect Fuad Ali Butt and was built by Engineer Khalid Khan, a local builder.
In 1991, an outreach programme was started, with the aid from UNICEF
UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Devel ...
, for the purpose of spreading awareness as well as providing services and training to the homes of mentally disabled children in economically depressed areas of Lahore.
See also
* List of special education institutions in Lahore
References
External links
Video showing history of Amin Maktab
on YouTube
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Special schools in Pakistan
Schools in Lahore
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