Reports

US Government Updates

• May 24, 2007: Groundbreaking of 3 SAERF-funded facilities by the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund.
• August 2006: SAERF awards $15 million in grants for reconstruction and rehabilitation. A $12 million grant is awarded to the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) for reconstruction of 14 schools and health facilities. Three separate $1 million grants are awarded to the Aga Khan Foundation USA, American Refugee Committee International, and the International Rescue Committee for health and education programs.
• January 21, 2006: SAERF awarded $4.5 million in grants dedicated to relief efforts to the Aga Khan Foundation USA, Catholic Relief Services, the International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, and Save the Children.
• December 22, 2005: South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund Announces $2.5 Million in Grants To 5 Relief Organizations for Immediate Disaster Relief (Microsoft Word .DOC download)
• November 9, 2005: Five of America's Corporate Leaders Join President George W. Bush To Announce Launch of South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund (Microsoft Word .DOC download)

• April 30, 2008: State-of-the-art BHU, schools inaugurated
• April 30, 2008: Quake-hit areas get health, education facilities
• October 11, 2007: PPAF Work in Quake-Hit Areas Lauded
• October 8, 2007: Pakistan Quake Recovery Seen as Success (AP)
• October 5, 2007: Kashmir Rises from Ruins of Earthquake
• October 4, 2007: Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority Annual Review
• October 2, 2007: Pakistan Turmoil won't slow quake recovery: ERRA Chief
• September 22, 2007: Earthquake reconstruction cost escalates to $5 billion
• August 25, 2007: Political Turmoil 'to affect process of reconstruction in quake hit areas'
• May 25, 2007: Deputy Chairman of ERRA lays foundation stone of PPAF-funded health and education facilities
• May 24, 2007: U.S. Charge d’Affaires Bodde Witnesses Ground-Breaking Ceremonies For Two Schools, Healthcare Facility In Quake-hit Areas
• February 27, 2006: South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund Announces Pledges From U.S Private Sector Surpass $100 Million Goal (Microsoft Word .DOC download)
• December 19, 2005: In post-Tsunami, Katrina world Corporate America seeks bigger role in relief operations (Microsoft Word .DOC download)
• December 18, 2005: CECP statement: Corporate Philanthropy's Dramatic Transformation (Microsoft Word .DOC download)
• CBS 60 Minutes Pakistan Relief Report
• President Expresses Condolences to Pakistan, Offers Assistance After Earthquake
• President's Statement on Private-Sector Leaders' Efforts to Encourage Private Donations for Relief and Reconstruction for South Asia Earthquake
• Remarks by Andrew Natsios, USAID Administrator; Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs; and Major General Paul Patrick, USA:
  Pakistan Earthquake Relief Effort
  United Nations
  Geneva, Switzerland
  October 26, 2005
• USAID Announces Partnership with Procter & Gamble for Pakistan Earthquake Survivors
• USAID Adds to Disaster Response Team in Pakistan—Agency Has Committed Over $10.9 Million For Earthquake Relief
• Fact Sheet: U.S. Response to the South Asia Earthquake
• Special Media Briefing: U.S. Response to the South Asia Earthquake