{"id":10852,"date":"2025-10-20T16:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihrelief.org\/en\/?page_id=10852"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:33:57","slug":"restore-our-homes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ihrelief.org\/en\/restore-our-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Restored: Rehabilitating Homes for Returning Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_content_width=&#8221;row-inner-full&#8221; row_height_type=&#8221;fixed_height&#8221; height=&#8221;80%&#8221; top=&#8221;40px&#8221; bottom=&#8221;40px&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; bg_cover=&#8221;cover&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;Center center&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;10940&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.31)&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_heading h_size=&#8221;h-large&#8221; title=&#8221;Rebuilding Life : Rehabilitating Homes for Returning Families&#8221; title_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_show_on=&#8221;hide_mobile_landscape,hide_mobile_portrait&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_heading title=&#8221;When the war ends, a new journey of return begins.&#8221; alignment=&#8221;align-left&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"864\">After years of displacement, thousands of families still live in temporary shelters\u2014longing for a dignified return home.<br data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"778\" \/>This campaign seeks to restore what was lost: <strong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"864\">stability, dignity, and life itself.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_heading title=&#8221;The Need on the Ground&#8221; alignment=&#8221;align-left&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A vast number of families remained homeless due to destruction and deteriorating infrastructure in their houses.<br \/>Plus, with families returning, thousands of children find schools empty, damaged, or unsafe.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In partnership with the <\/span><b>Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, our teams are working to identify priority homes and schools for rehabilitation, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">with a particular focus on\u00a0<strong>vulnerable families and internally displaced persons<\/strong> <\/span>eager to return to their communities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_carousel images=&#8221;10965,10962,10964,10963&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;1500&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_show_on=&#8221;hide_on_normal_screen,hide_tablet_landscape,hide_tablet_portrait&#8221;][vc_column][vc_heading title=&#8221;When the war ends, a new journey of return begins.&#8221; 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Each rehabilitated housing unit provides safe and dignified shelter for families of <strong data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"384\">5 to 8 members<\/strong>, while each renovated school accommodates <strong data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"450\">500 to 800 students<\/strong>. The rehabilitation works include the following:<\/p>\r\n<h5 data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1642\">Restoration work includes:<\/h5>\r\n<ul data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1891\">\r\n<li data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1712\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1712\"><strong data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1674\">Light structural repairs:<\/strong> walls, ceilings, windows, and doors<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1713\" data-end=\"1804\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1715\" data-end=\"1804\"><strong data-start=\"1715\" data-end=\"1759\">Rehabilitation of basic WASH facilities:<\/strong> bathrooms, kitchens, and water connections<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1891\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1891\"><strong data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1854\">Electrical rewiring and essential finishes:<\/strong> flooring, plastering, and painting<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5 data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1999\"><strong data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"1918\">\u00a0 Duration per home:<\/strong> <em data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"1936\">2 to 3 Weeks<\/em><br data-start=\"1936\" data-end=\"1939\" \/><em data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"1999\">\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_carousel images=&#8221;9160,9146,9130,8958&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;1000&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top=&#8221;20px&#8221; bottom=&#8221;20px&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#4a8c2b&#8221;][vc_column][vc_heading title=&#8221;Because the first step toward stability and rebuilding a nation is the return of its people.&#8221; title_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:shortcode -->[\/vc_column_text][vc_heading title=&#8221;Our Partnerships&#8221; alignment=&#8221;align-left&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This campaign is implemented <\/span><b>in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and builds upon the extensive field experience of our teams who have led previous reconstruction projects, including:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aldar.ihrelief.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Aldar Waqf City<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a sustainable residential complex for orphans and widowed mothers<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Post-earthquake home restoration projects<\/b><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>For our environment project<\/strong>, one of the largest and most important development projects to extend a 15 km sewer line to serve 265.000 Beneficiaries in the community<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1610\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every initiative has reaffirmed one truth: <\/span><b>sustainability begins with shelter through<\/b><\/p>\r\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/ihr-en-restore-our-homes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Take Part in Rebuilding Lives<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your contribution can bring a family home again\u00a0 and open a new chapter in the story of return.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_content_width=&#8221;row-inner-full&#8221; row_height_type=&#8221;fixed_height&#8221; height=&#8221;80%&#8221; top=&#8221;40px&#8221; bottom=&#8221;40px&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; bg_cover=&#8221;cover&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;Center center&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;10940&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.31)&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_heading h_size=&#8221;h-large&#8221; title=&#8221;Rebuilding Life : Rehabilitating Homes for Returning Families&#8221; title_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_show_on=&#8221;hide_mobile_landscape,hide_mobile_portrait&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_heading title=&#8221;When the war ends, a new journey of return begins.&#8221; alignment=&#8221;align-left&#8221;][vc_column_text] After years of displacement, thousands of families still live in temporary shelters\u2014longing for a dignified return home.This campaign seeks to restore what was lost: stability, dignity, and life itself. 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