ABSTRACT
This chapter presents list of humanitarian agencies and people who collaborated with post-disaster communities as facilitators, collaborators and negotiators of land, space and shelter, rather than as 'save the world' modernists, as often portrayed in the design media. The goal is social and physical reconstruction, as a collaborative process involving a damaged community and its local culture, environment and economy. Ahmedabad Study Action Group (ASAG) is an Indian voluntary non-government organization that seeks to use the skills of professionals to promote public causes associated with re/settlement planning, slum upgrading, housing and rural development. Architecture for Humanity (AFH) is a US-based not-for-profit design services firm. The Cuny Center is a non-profit research and educational institute that studies and develops practical solutions to address the needs of societies affected by disasters and complex emergencies. Make It Right is a not-for-profit organization that builds healthy, energy-efficient, well-designed homes and buildings for people in need in New Orleans, Kansas City and Newark in USA.
