Project Description: ERRA-INFOCH

Inter-Agency Information Clearinghouse and Verification Resource (ERRA-INFOCH)

Country:          Pakistan (NWFP and AJ&K)

Time frame:      01 October 06 – ongoing (planned until end 2008)

Partners:         UNHCR, Gov. of Pakistan, Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (ERRA), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Info:                 www.erra-infoch.info

The earthquake in Pakistan in November 2005 killed more than 70,000 people, destroyed and damaged over 600,000 houses, and left 1.5 million people homeless. The Government of Pakistan responded to this epic natural disaster with the establishment of a specialized institution, the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (ERRA) under the Office of the Prime Minister.

In August 2006, UNHCR tasked IASCI to identify gaps in information management in the earthquake relief and reconstruction programmes and to design the concept of an information clearinghouse under the auspices of ERRA.

As an integral part of the ERRA Monitoring and Evaluation Wing, ERRA-INFOCH supports the Government of Pakistan, Donors, UN system, and authorized civil society actors by means of:

-     Collated and relevant baseline information, disseminated between Central authorities in Islamabad and their partners in the earthquake –affected areas in the North-western Frontier Province (NWFP) and Kashmir (AJ&K);

-     Verification of the status of projects and programmes;

-     Support for informed and coordinated planning and decision-making for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development initiatives

At present (Phase II), IASCI has 32 staff members in Pakistan operating the project in 9 offices, covering the entire earthquake-affected area of Pakistan. The project is currently funded by UNHCR, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

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