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Prefab buildings help Pakistan earthquake victims
Prefabricated housing units have been donated by the UK as part of an ongoing international aid effort to Pakistan following the devastating earthquake of 2007.
The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) has announced that an extra £1 million will be provided to support the local government institutions in affected areas, according to thenews.com.
At the official signing ceremony, deputy head of DFID Pakistan told reporters: "The UK has been a frontline supporter of the efforts of the government of Pakistan since the earthquake struck […] this programme will help effect real change in this area."
UK aid totalling £1.8 million has already been used to provide prefabricated office units to house government buildings and the additional aid will allow this network to be extended along with a host of other reconstruction projects, according to the site.
Extra funding from the UK will also be put towards training workers in affected areas for the construction work necessary to rebuild roads, bridges and homes.
DFID is an international government organisation that aims to wipe out extreme poverty through aid programmes to help the one billion people affected throughout the world.