Improving Safety Standards
Community-based technical review services are provided by AKPBS to low-income families to help plan and construct multi-hazard resistant and affordable houses using appropriate technology and alternative energy. Special attention is given to the preservation of traditional building technology which is re-engineered to improve safety standards and implemented through the capacity building of local skilled artisans.
Under disaster resilience programmes, communities living in hazard-prone areas are being offered awareness programmes, training, capacity building and demonstration of safe construction technologies.
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