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| Foreign tourists first time visit Phobrang village of Durbuk block | | 
Leh,August 31 (Scoop News)-The Phobrang village of Durbuk block which is yet to be open for tourist was visited by a group of foreign tourists for the first time by taking special permission on Sunday the 30th August, 2015. The CEC, LAHDC, Leh Rigzin Spalbar helped these foreign tourists headed by editor and publisher of Wild Fibers Magazine Linda Cortright of USA to get special permission from Ministry of External Affairs GoI.
Sponsored by Wild Fibers Magazine and organized by Konchok Stobgais a youth of Phobrang village who is running a travel agency at Leh, is constructing a Cashmere Craft Center at Phobrang village which was inaugurated by CEC, Leh Rigzin Spalbar in presence of Linda Cortright and other cosponsors coming from UAS, France and New Zealand yesterday.
The main purpose of this craft center is to empower women self help groups of Phobrang village by promoting value addition of pashmina and wool products through the latest technology of fiber spinning and weaving. Like last year, a dozen of foot and hand driven Charkha was donated to the women groups of Phobrang. An Old woman named Sendra Helonon of USA also donated her 35year old personal Charkha and expressed great happiness to donate her tool hoping that it will change the livelihood of women living in remotest part of the world.
Addressing the people of Phobrang and foreign guests, CEC Rigzin Spalbar highly appreciated the noble enadvour of Linda Cortright and Konchok Stobgais saying that they are fulfilling the vision of Ladakhi people in real terms adding that this kind of initiatives is very important to lead the people of Ladakh towards sustainable development. Stressing upon the women community to make best use of this craft center which is at the finishing stage, CEC urged them to make this centre functional in the coming winter months and also assured to extend all possible help from Council in this regard and hoped that this center will become one of the model craft center in Ladakh.
The editor and publisher of Wild Fibers Magazine Linda Cortright expressed great happiness to be a part of his upcoming center and while giving her best wishes to the villages she that the dreams of her and other hundreds of sponsors will be fulfilled only when the livelihood of women in this area will change through this center and also assured her continuous support in days to come.
Earlier, expounded in detail about the craft center, Ladakh Frontier Travel Konchok Stobgais urged upon his villages to be supportive in making this center a meaningful one and said that till date more than 15 lcas has been expended on this building.
A colorful traditional cultural programme and horse race show was also presented by the villagers in honour of foreign guests.
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