Report commissioned by the Aga Khan Foundation.
Afghanistan
Dome roofed houses with hills in background
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS) Habitat Mission to Pakistan and Afghanistan June-July 1989: Research in Indigenous Building Materials
Grameen Bank Housing Project Bangladesh
The project seeks to develop a number of alternative approaches to reconstruction in war-affected parts of rural Afghanistan. Re-building of homes will be promoted through the operation of pilot sub-projects through groups with cross-border experience; to supply essential materials for roofing. Support of existing training programmes for Afghans in Pakistan will develop local building skills for returning refugees. Technical support will be provided for groups to develop their capacity to manage and evaluate rural reconstruction projects.
Affordable Housing: Integrating Planning Standards; Pricing and Finance in Pakistan
The mission travelled to Pakistan in order to assess the needs for assistance in the reconstruction of homes in war-affected areas of Pakistan. The focus was on the resistance-held areas of the country. Mission members also spent one week in the Afghan capital Kabul; to discuss revisions to a building research project with government officials.