International Development Grant
Housing Reconstruction and Rehabilitation - Tsunami
Project Number: CA-3-A033040001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $66,100,952.00
Start Date: August 30, 2006
End Date: March 31, 2009
Duration: 2.6 years
Project Description
The purpose of the project is to reconstruct or repair up to 4 300 safe and permanent houses in selected areas of Aceh Province and Nias Island through an integrated community-based approach. Specifically the project is supporting access to secure land tenure and the construction or repair of safe and permanent houses for 2 200 households in six villages in Aceh Besar and for 2 100 households in 29 villages in Lahewa and Afulu two sub-districts of Nias. This project represents CIDA’s contribution to a Canadian Red Cross Society housing and community facilities reconstruction initiative worth approximately $130 million.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2009) include: The project succeeded in delivering quality permanent shelter to thousands of tsunami victims in some of the most difficult and inaccessible areas of the province affected by the disaster. A total of 5 452 safe and permanent houses have been reconstructed for 20 802 beneficiaries: 1 653 houses in Aceh Besar 1 699 in Aceh Jaya and 2 100 on Nias. The Canadian Red Cross earned a reputation among donors and beneficiaries alike as a provider of the best quality earthquake-resistant houses. This achievement stands as a symbol for CIDA’s positive collaboration with Canadian partners following the tsunami and for how CIDA followed through on its tsunami pledge to deliver positive benefits to the victims.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Canadian Red Cross
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
OGM Indo-Pacific
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP