At one of the CWS-funded training centers, the Bissian Construction Trade Training Center just outside of Balakot City, several dozen young men--who once worked as day laborers or agricultural workers--energetically practice their newly acquired skills, whether laying brick, cutting wood, or fixing wiring. Here, Jahangir Mughal, 24, who lived in a village some 30 kilometers outside Balakot City and lost family in the quake, hones his carpentry skills. “I like everything about the training,” he said.
