WATER HEATER—A child stands in Mehra Camp, located alongside the Indus River, for Pakistanis who came down from mountains to escape winter snows after homes were destroyed in the earthquake. Behind her stands a heater to warm water for bathing and washing clothes.

Ben Barber, USAID

HAIRCUT—A young boy gets his head shaved in Bagh, a town in northern Pakistan severely damaged by the quake. Outside the shop, trucks haul construction materials and workmen dig through rubble to salvage metal rods and useful stones.

Masako Imaoka/OnAsia

SAWMILL SLICING—Villagers in Langla use a bandsaw powered by a small gasoline engine to slice heavy beams that injured and killed many in the 2005 earthquake into lightweight building studs to support thin metal roofs less likely to kill in future quakes.

Ben Barber, USAID

GIRLS STUDY—On the open terrace in front of the ruins of the Langla village school, girls study Urdu texts.

Masako Imaoka/OnAsia

BOYS STUDY—In Langla Village, where the school was damaged beyond repair by the quake, boys study outside as their teachers look on. Nearby, girls also study.

Masako Imaoka/OnAsia

FASCINATING NEWS—A vendor sells newspapers in the center of Muzaffarabad, capital of Azad Kashmir controlled by Pakistan. Thousands died as the center of the city was demolished in the earthquake, and cleanup was continuing in February.

Masako Imaoka/OnAsia

RECONSTRUCTION BEGINS—A family in Langla Village in NW Pakistan display their $1,000 building kit given by USAID through Catholic Relief Services. It includes metal roofing sheets, insulation, stove, stovepipe, wire, rope, tarps, floorpads, nails, and tools. Behind rises the frame of their new house.

Ben Barber, USAID