Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Project (ERRP) was a project undertaken by the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) for the relief and rehabilitation of the people of Hazara, Pakistan following the devastating earthquake of 8 October 2005 in the region.
[4][5][6] A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Indian-Pakistani border with more than 140 aftershocks, causing extensive damage.
With financial assistance from the Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) and the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) over 63,000 houses, were built [9] in Mansehra, Battagram and other quake-affected parts of NWFP.
Apart from reconstruction of houses, the project funded the training of over 8,500 individuals in masonry, carpentry and steel fixing skills.
The project was able to achieve 96% reconstruction of houses compliant to lintel level with safety standards, through disbursement of a total of PKR 8.73 billion.