Kohistan Final.cdr - ERRA

PREFACE
The Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Programme implementation took off in April
2006. By that time, ERRA had already gained momentum in the planning and strategy
development and started devolving responsibilities with due focus on building capacity of
its affiliates, SERRA/PERRA and DRUs.
The enormity, complexity and diversity of reconstruction and rehabilitation programme
afforded unparallel experiences that opened new avenues for learning to people within
the organization, as well as to stakeholders, development practitioners, planners and
managers, academic institutions and international community. One such avenue led to
the development of District Profiles of the nine earthquake affected districts.
The impediments faced in collecting accurate data for damage assessment of the
earthquake and for planning reconstruction strategies was a sufficient indicator for ERRA
to address the deficiency timely and pragmatically to ensure that such a situation would
not be repeated in the future.
Therefore, ERRA, together with its affiliates SERRA/PERRA and DRUs, initiated
compilation of available district specific data/information on relevant socio-economic
and physical indicators in the form of District Profile to serve as a baseline and a
reference point for planning and monitoring progress of work.
The first District Profile has been completed in July 2007. It will be updated regularly
with information received from the field through MIS reporting mechanism on the
progress of each programme sector with necessary analysis.
The document, it is hoped, will become a useful source of information on district’s
progressive development under the reconstruction and rehabilitation programme.
I avail this opportunity to thank ERRA team and its affiliates for dedicating their time
and efforts to prepare the document, and our development partners for their
encouragement and support in the process.
Altaf M. Saleem
Chairman
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