Nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations are also trying to help. One nonprofit organization has helped more than 150,000 households in various lands work their way out of substandard housing.
मादागास्कर यांसारख्या इतर कित्येक देशांनीही स्वस्त दरांत घर उभे करण्याकरता नवनवीन बांधकाम पद्धतींचा शोध घेण्याचा प्रयत्न केला आहे.