National News

ISLAMABAD, July 29 (APP):Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) has
renovated 140 information and communications technology (ICT)
laboratories of various Women Empowerment Centres (WEC) to help
destitute women becoming self-sufficient.
According to official sources, WECs previously known
Vocational Dastakari Centres were being equipped with latest
technology.
As many as 157 Women Empowerment Centers were providing free
training to widows, orphans & poor girls in different skill
including drafting, cutting, sewing, knitting, hand & machine
embroidery, computer, fax, photocopiers, printers, interior
decoration, beautician, cooking, tie & dye and glass painting,
etc.The schools are operated on double shift basis.
The sources said destitute, needy widows, orphan and poor
girls are eligible for admission on merit in WECs in collaboration
with social workers, philanthropists and NGOs.
The students were being paid Rs 30 as daily stipend on
attendance basis.The number of trainees is 60 for one session of six
months duration. Presently 8000 trainees are benefiting from
training in these schools, whereas 106348 trainees have been passed
out.