The survivors of October 8th 2005 had no place or shelter to live. Initially they were provided with tents but in most of the cases those were not equipped to cater for severe weather conditions of the area. The rehabilitation of livelihood in all areas is dependent upon shelter provision, Society for Skill Trainings & Development Organization initially provided one time corrugated iron (CGI) sheets to 500 families of six far-off villages of Tehsil Balakot including Kawai, Fareedabad and Jeraid.

Society for Skill Trainings & Development Organization at present is providing long-term equipment support to the different villages in the construction of their shelters. All these equipments and machinery is required in construction including saw machine and planners, required to make planks. SOCIETY FOR Society for Skill Trainings & Development Organization has provided KUMI (union council Showal Mazullah) village with such equipment, however the running cost and maintenance is catered by collective effort of the community. The people take their wood to the machine and pay for diesel cost of the generator only and thus used their hard saved money in making their own shelter.

The SSTD evaluation teams visited affectees from door to door in presence of local government representatives and distributed 10 CGI sheets (10 x 2.5 ft) per family among the deserving population.

Society for Skill Trainings & Development Organization is planning to construct one room pre-fabricated rooms for those families who have lost both parents and widows with minor children who have lost husbands in last earthquake.

Society for Skill Trainings & Development Organization looks forward to donor support in this particular case. The details of the proposed structure are