Shelter project PAKISTAN

Shelter project PAKISTAN

Federation Shelter Technical Training03/03/08 – 07/03/08

Yverdon-Les-Bains, SUISSE

IFRC Shelter Technical Training 2


Localisation

Union Council Gijbori and Kuza Banda, Battagram District, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan



The Earthquake

• In the zone of convergence between the Indian and the Eurasian plates frequent earthquakes

• Particularly affected because of the propensity for post-quake landslides

• On 8th of October 2005, an earthquake (7.6 on the Richter scale) destroyed entire cities and villages in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the Northwest Frontier Province more than two and half million people homeless



Objective

Provide to the earthquake victims a temporary shelter to protect them from extreme weather conditions in Battagram district

construction of 1000 shelters

Duration of the operation The program ended on 2006, 21st of May and its implementation lasted 4 months



First project proposal version: participatory approach using shelters made with sand bags, a basic wooden frame and covered with galvanized sheets

rejected regarding the short term dead line fixed

Designing project proposal



Designing project proposal

Second version (approved) : shelter made with a basic iron frame, a set of banded and straight pipes covered by 14 CGI sheets, insulated by dry grass materiel and the whole structure covered by a water proof parachute tent



13 ft/ 3.95 m 15 ft/ 4.5 m

MS banded galvanise pipe; Ø:1 In, Thick:18 gauges

MS Strengthening galvanise pipe; Ø:1 In, Thick:18 gauges

Supporting pipes

Detailed view

Shelter design



Building specifications

1 – The iron frame structure is made with:– 6 iron MS banded pipes diameter 2,5 cm and thickness 2 mm – 8 iron strengthening pipes diameter 2,5 cm and thickness 2 mm

2 – The whole shelter is going to be covered by Corrugated galvanise iron pipe (CGI)

3 - Insulation material made by dry grass is going to be set up over the CGI and fixed on

4 - The whole structure will be covered by a water proof parachute

5 – Nuts, bolts and washers have to be factored trough galvanisation process

Total surface : 17.75 m2, 13ft X15ft



Project methodology over view

Three phases were necessary to carry out the project in a proper way:

1. Assessment phase

2. Distribution phase

3. Monitoring tasks and field feedback




1. Assessment phase




2. Distribution phase




3. Monitoring tasks and field feedback



Criteria of eligibility

• Priority : widows and disables

In total over both union councils:– 132 disables have been registered as a beneficiary– 387 widows have been registered as a beneficiary

• An extra category has been targeted: the most vulnerable population according to the statement of their houses

481 persons have been registered as a beneficiary



Technical assistance and field monitoring

• Technical assistance : carried out by 6 constructor specialists previously trained for the erection of the shelter.

• A team of two construction specialists organized one practical training session per village involving the whole community

all the beneficiaries were enough sustainable to erect on their own the shelter they get.

• A field visit was then organized in order to provide assistance and give advice for the shelter erection, location and maintenance.

Documents

Shelter project PAKISTAN