We HELP EMPOWER
COMMUNITIES

We unlock potential in underserved communities
with spaces designed for safety, learning, and
togetherness

DRIVING FORCE

HOW WE WORK

MISSION

Advancing equity by crafting safe and welcoming spaces that nurture learning and innovation in underserved communities

VISION

Fostering a world where safety, innovation, and inclusivity thrive, elevating the lives within underserved communities.

VALUES

Our nonprofit is built on a core philosophy of attuned engagement, heartfelt connection, collaborative energy, and authentic problem-solving.

WORK

Our projects stand out by interweaving empathetic engagement with inventive approaches, ensuring every solution is as authentic as the community it serves.

Selected Work

Madagascar - Sanitation
Vessel Housing

Transform communities with compassion and innovation.

Madagascar - The Pilot Hut

In the heart of Madagascar, a revolution in educational infrastructure is taking shape through the pioneering use of 3D printing technology. This landmark project, a collaboration between Defining Humanity and Thinking Huts, along with partners like 14Trees, has successfully constructed the nation's first 3D printed classroom in under 18 hours.

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National Reparations

In the heart of collaborative design lies the essence of understanding and responding to the community's needs, a principle that has guided our non-profit architecture firm's latest venture with FirstRepair. This project, a testament to the power of unity and shared goals, aims at creating a Resource Center not just as a building, but as a beacon of community, flexibility, economy, and identity.

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COLLABORATIONS

PARTNERS
First Repair, a national non-profit, educates and supports leaders, stakeholders, and allies advocating for local reparations policies addressing historic and ongoing anti-Black practices.

FIRST REPAIR

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Homes 4 Homeless transforms lives with innovative housing solutions and modular techniques to create safe, dignified homes, emphasizing adaptability, flexibility, and community change. Affordability is a key priority.

HOMES 4 THE HOMELESS

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NEST, a project by the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation, aids Ukrainian families in de-occupied areas whose homes were razed by the Russian invasion. Providing modular homes, they restore communities and empower families to rebuild their lives

NEST UKRAINE

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Thinking Huts vision is to ensure every child has access to education. By using innovative 3D printing technology, they increase global access to education by reducing construction time of schools and create local jobs.

THINKING HUTS

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Established in 1977, the university is the regional center for higher education in Madagascar. Their vision is to create a center for excellence, innovation and development with an emphasis to combat unemployment.

UNIVERSITY OF FIANARANTSOA

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Liv-Connected is a modular housing company that improve lives with well-designed, health-focused homes. The design-focused, environmentally sustainable homes can be rapidly deployed and arranged to fit diverse needs.

Liv-CONNECTED

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