International Development Grant

Rebuilding Sustainable Communities - School Reconstruction

Project Number: CA-3-A033577001

Status: Closed

Country/Region:

Pakistan 100.00%

Maximum Contribution: $18,935,982.00

Start Date: September 17, 2007

End Date: October 30, 2015

Duration: 8.1 years

Project Description

The goal of the project is to support reconstruction efforts in the education sector to help rebuild communities affected by the October 2005 earthquake specifically in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir region of Northern Pakistan. Rebuilding the education sector is the Government of Pakistan's second-highest priority after housing in its reconstruction efforts in the earthquake-affected area. Project activities include constructing and equipping up to forty-two seismic-resistant primary and secondary schools including one girls' college.

Progress & Results Achieved

Results achieved as of the end of the project (October 2015) include: the completion or reconstruction of 42 schools of which one is a Girls' Degree College two are Girls' High Schools three are Boys High Schools 14 are Girls Primary Schools and 22 are Boys High Schools. All schools have been transferred to the corresponding Government of Pakistan authority. These results have contributed to the reconstruction efforts in the education sector in communities affected by the October 2005 earthquake in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir region of Northern Pakistan.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
CDM Constructor's Inc.

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
OGM Indo-Pacific

Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Education facilities and training 25%
Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation 75%

Aid Type: Project-type interventions

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Level 1 Children's issues
Major Funding (>$1M)
Budget Breakdown
2008-04-01 to 2009-03-31 $18,935,982 CAD
Geographic Information
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Project Number: CA-3-A033577001