
Integrating indigenous knowledge and technology for safer habitat
According to the World Bank, Pakistan is one of the most disaster-prone countries in South Asia, having suffer…

Pakistan Chulahs: The smokeless stoves empowering women and changing lives
Food preparation is an essential part of daily life but for women living in impoverished rural Pakistan it is …

Build Back Safer with Traditional Construction Methods
848,000 houses were destroyed and 9.7 million people affected by severe floods in western Pakistan in 2011. Th…

Building and Construction Improvement Programme
The Building and Construction Improvement Programme works with local communities in Pakistan to develop and ma…

Orangi Low-cost Housing and Sanitation Programme
The Orangi Pilot Project - Research and Training Institute (OPP-RTI) initiated the community self-help program…

Low-income Communities Infrastructure Project (NWFP)
This project seeks to improve the living conditions of low-income communities by providing basic amenities in …

Khuda-Ki-Basti Project
3,826 plots have been allocated under this scheme to provide shelter on an incremental basis for low-income ho…