Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) agencies manage over 6,000 facilities and infrastructure assets across Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. These facilities include schools, hospitals, health centers, Jamatkhanas, offices, warehouses, residential units, and other buildings. As many of these structures are located in high-seismic-risk zones, there is an urgent need to assess their structural and non-structural safety. This project was initiated to prioritize the most critical facilities requiring additional structural and non-structural audits. The project was planned and implemented across three partially overlapping phases.

Project Deliverables

Planning and Analysis

• Review of existing literature on multi-hazard vulnerability in the selected countries
• Strategic planning and budgeting
• Facilitating peer reviews for course design and training materials

Research

• Information collection and document review
• Design of customized training courses and learning kits tailored to each country’s needs

Development

• Development of project-specific processes and methodologies

Documentation

• Preparation of all project reports
• Inception Report
• Proposed methodology
• Finalization of methodology following peer review
• Development of guidelines and manuals
• Preparation of awareness kits for decision-makers
• Preparation of training materials and related educational resources

Document Review and Revision

• One to two rounds of formal review and revision of all project documents and deliverables

Administration and Project Management

• Overall project performance management
• Logistical coordination

Accountability, reporting, and progress monitoring