Awaran is one of the remotest and poorest districts in Balochistan Pakistan which is inhabited by a population of 121,680 individuals (Census 2017) and stretches over an area of 29,510 Sq kms. Although bestowed with many natural resources, people face the challenges to live a happy & respectful life. Low economic activities and meager public sector investment and due to insurgency in the area resulted poor public service delivery. lack and poor availability of infrastructure and backwardness has added and increased miseries of people in the area during natural disasters like earthquake, droughts, civil disturbance. An earthquake of 7.7 magnitude hit districts of Awaran and Kech (Turbat) in September 2013 which killed more than three hundreds people and injured more than thousands people. This natural disaster left more than thirty thousands (30,000) families homeless and displaced 50,000 plus people in both the districts. Affected Union Councils in Awaran : Nok Jo, Gajjar, Parwar, Awaran Town, Teertaje, Gishkore In Kech (Turbat): U/C Dandar Aftermath of 2013 earthquake, Government of Balochistan established Project Management Unit (PMU), Housing Reconstruction Awaran (HRA), with the support of Government of Pakistan in 2014 for reconstruction of permanent houses for earthquake affected families in Awaran and Dandar area of Kech district of Balochistan. After successful completion of 1st Phase, Saudi Government through Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) stepped in and signed 03 MoUs with Government of Pakistan for construction of permanent houses, construction of government buildings and restoration of livelihood in Awaran Balochistan. Reconstruction was carried out on the bases of ‘Owners-Driven-Construction-Mode’ wherein no contractors were allowed to be involved in construction work as it was not possible for contractors to complete the projects in a vast area with a scattered population and deteriorated law & order situation. Two different house designs adopted for construction: Mud House Brick House Seismic safe house design developed by NED UET, claimed Asia Civil Engineering Coordination Council (ACECC) Award in 2019.

Soon after the disaster, the Government of Balochistan and central government initiated relief works followed by a reconstruction project in 2014 with contributions from Government of Pakistan, other provincial governments, international donor organizations, Saudi Fund for development and civil society organizations.

Housing Reconstruction Awaran (HRA) Project was conceived in the wake of a deadly earthquake that hit district Awaran and parts of district Kech in September 2013. During the relief phase, and sequel to announcement/visit by Prime Minister of the country and Army Chief it was decided to start reconstruction work. The task warranted construction of thousands of houses; so it was found difficult to protect contractors in the disturbed region where law & order situation was precarious due to Baloch insurgency. Therefore, alternative project mode, that is Owner-Construction-Driven mode of Reconstruction, was chosen to execute the project.