An NGO, began work in Orangi town in 1980.:five basic programs of low cost sanitation, housing, health, education and credit for micro enterprise, in 1988 OPP was upgraded into three autonomous institutions.

LUMANTI- Support Group for Shelter was registered in 1993 as a non-government organization dedicated to alleviate urban poverty in Nepal through integrated approach of improving shelter conditions.

The Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers (SPARC) SPARC's philosophy is that if we can develop solutions that work for the poorest and most marginalised in the city, then these solutions can be scaled up to work for other groups of the urban poor across the country and internationally.

Community Development Organisations Institute

is an international non-profit organization committed to preservation of architectural heritage in general and Tibetan heritage in particular, and to improvement of the lives of people living in traditional and historic settlements through sustainable development. THF also promotes environmentally and climate sensitive architecture.

Equal opportunity for participation and fair distribution of social resources is the foundation of human rights. In the face of the widening disparity between the rich and the poor,

Arif Hasan is a Pakistani architect and planner, activist, teacher, social researcher and writer. He is a founding member of ACHR. His extensive research, writings and poetry now have a home on this website.

Foundation for Building Technology & Innovations. THE GENESIS of Hunnarshala lies in the collaborations and associations that were built after 2001 earthquake in Kutch with an objective to capacitate people for reconstruction of their habitat.

URC)is a nonprofit organisation with main focus to highlight the problems of the city through forums, research and documentation.

we hope to transform George Town into a culturally vibrant and sustainable city through projects that are catalytic, encourage partnership, be developmental, inclusive and sustainable. -

Shelter Associates partner with the urban poor, particularly women, in informal settlements to facilitate and provide technical support for community-managed slum rehabilitation housing (including security of tenure) and essential services projects.

Formally known as The Women's Bank

SEVANATHA is an NGO formed in 1989 by a group of professionals and community leaders who were involved in the implementation of the Million Houses Program with National Housing Development Authority [NHDA] in the 1980s. Its mission is “to continue to search sustainable solutions to urban poverty problems through community participation”.

HPFPI is a social movement for community-led secure tenure, housing, upgrading, risk management and livelihood initiatives using appropriate solutions. A national federation of urban poor organizations composed of savers households and community associations seeded in 17 cities and 16 municipalities in the Philippines.

Mongolia - (some English)

Face Book Updates from ACHR friends

Tumbler Newsblog from ACHR Updates are regular Subscription available

Face Book page in Indonesian language

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Facebook : Informationand updates on young community architects who received ACHR CAN fellowship.

Technical Assiatance Organisation

Community Architects in Fiji

Community Architects - Australia

Community Architects for Shelter & Environment :

Facilitating local people involving themselves in community development.

People's Environmental Planning has supported organised communities in informal settlements (slums) around South Africa since mid 1998.

Thai language - community architects ( academics / students)

THE LOT is a collaborative design practice based in Parramatta and Redfern working with a city’s people to re-imagine and develop places, spaces and the tools of education and communication related to the city.

DPU conducts world-leading research and postgraduate teaching that helps to build the capacity of national governments, local authorities, NGOs, aid agencies and businesses working towards socially just and sustainable development in the global south.

Andreas in Indonesia says: The site is a user-generated platform that is managed by architects in Amsterdam. I found the concept is very close to our Community Architects Network - Asia

A Global Network of the Urban Poor

is the UK charity that supports slum dwellers to improve their lives and find lasting solutions to urban poverty.

The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements has committed itself to helping local governments improve the sustainability of human settlements.

Supportive donor from Germany

Global network for the right to habitat and social justice

Linking local priorities and global challenges. Many relevant academic articles.

Gloal Development Issues and UN Reform

COHRE works throughout the world to increase understanding of the obligations and entitlements inherent in housing rights at all levels.

Our mission is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.

OneWorld innovates new media, mobile and web technologies for social good - helping the world's poorest people to improve their lives.

"has set two goals for the world to achieve by 2030: End extreme poverty by decreasing the percentage of people living on less than $1.25 a day to no more than 3% Promote shared prosperity by fostering the income growth of the bottom 40% for every country"

an independent organisation that works both in the UK and internationally to identify innovative housing solutions and to foster the exchange of information and good practice.

To promote awareness of the critical problem of providing basic services to the rapidly increasing urban poor (PLUS)

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region.

Connect to drive big changes forward --from the Ashoka Foundation

promotes technological change and sustainable development in the Asian-Pacific region through higher education, research and outreach.

is a private foundation that supports housing projects for very poor families. The focus is on “extreme social emergency”. A supporter of ACHR's Decent Poor activity.

Regional UN-HABITAT office and information for Asia Pacific