What ARCHIVE Global does

ARCHIVE Global is an award-winning international nonprofit organization founded in 2006 that uses housing design as a preventative health strategy for vulnerable communities worldwide. The organization implements simple, cost-effective built environment interventions including concrete flooring replacements (Mud to Mortar), mosquito-proof housing with screened windows and eave screening, improved ventilation systems, and sanitation infrastructure (pit latrines, handwashing stations). Each project pairs a physical intervention with community health awareness campaigns and is validated through research partnerships with academic institutions including Rutgers University and the New York Academy of Sciences. ARCHIVE Global operates as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity and joined the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) in 2023 as the flagship program of the Healthy Housing Portfolio.

The organization's portfolio spans 16+ active and completed projects across 11+ countries including Ivory Coast, Bangladesh, Uganda, Haiti, Cameroon, India, UK, USA, Namibia, Bolivia, and Ethiopia, addressing diarrheal disease, malaria, tuberculosis, Chagas disease, respiratory illness, and COVID-19. Revenue derives from foundation grants (SELAVIP Foundation, BOVA Network via UK Government Grand Challenges Research Fund), corporate profit-sharing partnerships (Behomm donating 5% of profits), individual donations, and consulting/speaking engagements. Distribution occurs through direct project implementation with local NGO partners and academic institutions, supplemented by the Health Through Housing Coalition (HtHC) digital platform launched in 2020 to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration across healthcare, architecture, and design sectors.

ARCHIVE Global serves vulnerable communities in both developing and developed countries facing inadequate housing that contributes to preventable diseases. Quantified outcomes from pilot interventions include 78% reduction in parasitic infestation, 49% reduction in diarrhea, 81% reduction in anemia, and up to 96% improvement in cognitive development associated with concrete floor interventions, plus an 85% drop in household medical costs and 50% increase in home values from improved housing. The organization is led by founder Peter Williams and former Executive Director Sarah Ruel-Bergeron, who transitioned to ISUH as Director of Strategic Initiatives & Healthy Housing following the 2023 integration.

Name

ARCHIVE Global

Legal name

ARCHIVE Global

Website

https://archiveglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ARCHIVE Global is a nonprofit founded in 2006 that uses housing design interventions including concrete flooring, screened windows, and sanitation infrastructure to prevent diseases of poverty in vulnerable communities across 11+ countries. The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) charity funded by grants, donations, and corporate partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Housing Design Services

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Healthy housing design
• Public health interventions
• Built environment health
• Nonprofit housing programs
• Community health initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants and Donations: ARCHIVE Global operates as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity funded primarily through foundation grants, corporate donations, and individual contributions. Major funders include SELAVIP Foundation and BOVA Network (UK Government Grand Challenges Research Fund).
2. Corporate Partnership Revenue: Sustained business partnerships where corporate partners donate a portion of profits to ARCHIVE Global, such as Behomm committing 5% of its profits.
3. Consulting and Speaking Services: The organization offers consulting services and speaking engagements, as evidenced by 'Request a Speaker' and 'Hiring ARCHIVE as a consultant' contact options.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ARCHIVE Global is an award-winning international nonprofit that uses housing design as a preventative health strategy to improve health outcomes in vulnerable communities worldwide. Through a portfolio of geographic projects, it delivers simple, innovative, and cost-effective built environment interventions (e.g., concrete flooring, window and eave screening, ventilation upgrades, sanitation facilities) paired with community health awareness campaigns, supported by academic research partnerships.

Product overview

ARCHIVE Global is an award-winning international nonprofit organization that is the flagship program of the Healthy Housing Portfolio at the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH). Rather than a traditional product company, ARCHIVE Global operates a portfolio of health-focused housing intervention projects. Their work encompasses research, built environment design, and advocacy focused on using housing design as a preventative health strategy. Key project types include: flooring interventions (Mud to Mortar, High Fives), malaria prevention (Building Malaria Prevention in Cameroon, CHAI Mosquito-Proof Housing in Namibia), respiratory health (Breathe Easy Camden, Healthy Air in Ethiopia), sanitation (Building Sanitation in Idenau, Sanitation for Health in Delhi), and disease-specific projects (Building out Chagas in Bolivia, Sustainable Dengue Control in Ivory Coast). Additionally, they operate the Health Through Housing Coalition (HtHC), a digital collaboration platform launched in 2020 to facilitate interdisciplinary partnerships across sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Health Through Housing Coalition (HtHC): A digital platform launched in 2020 by ARCHIVE Global along with multiple collaborators, aimed at optimizing the positive impact of housing on health through interdisciplinary synergies. Membership is free and open to healthcare professionals, architects, designers, planners, academics, and those curious about the intersection between health and housing.

Products and services

• Mud to Mortar (M2M) A housing design intervention targeting dirt-floor households in Savar and Dhamrai Upazila, Bangladesh, converting dirt floors to concrete floors to reduce parasites, bacteria, and viruses that cause diarrheal diseases and neglected tropical illnesses. Aimed at families with children under five in vulnerable communities.
• High Fives A 12-month crowdfunding-funded flooring project in Savar, Bangladesh, targeting families with children under five by converting dirt floors to concrete floors to improve child health outcomes; benefits nearly 3,000 residents.
• Building Malaria Prevention A housing intervention in Yaoundé, Cameroon that installs screened windows and eave screens, supports local mosquito-deterring plantings (mint, citronella), and pairs physical changes with malaria awareness sessions to reduce transmission.
• Breathe Easy Camden A Camden County, New Jersey project, delivered with Camden Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and Rutgers CURE, addressing respiratory illness triggers such as mold, dust, and poor ventilation through housing improvements.
• Happy Healthy Households A London-based (Brent and Newham) housing and health project delivering built-environment improvements and health-awareness campaigns to vulnerable low-income communities.
• Active Aging in NYC: Design for Health A New York City, USA initiative applying design-for-health principles to improve health outcomes for older adults through built-environment interventions.
• Health Through Housing Coalition (HtHC) A free digital platform launched in 2020 that aggregates healthcare professionals, architects, designers, planners, academics, and the curious to exchange knowledge and build partnerships at the intersection of housing and health.
• CHAI Mosquito-Proof Housing A mosquito-proof housing intervention across multiple Namibian districts (Mashosho, Simanya, Onoonga, Oupale, Onandjamba A, Omatako) preventing mosquito-borne disease transmission through housing modifications.
• Building out Chagas A Bolivian housing improvement project addressing Chagas disease by targeting the triatomine bug vector through built-environment modifications.
• Healthy Air, Healthy Living An Oromia, Ethiopia project addressing indoor air pollution from cookstoves by improving ventilation and built environment to reduce respiratory diseases.
• Sustainable Dengue Control An Abidjan, Ivory Coast community-engaged dengue prevention project, delivered with Swiss TPH, identifying and deploying housing interventions to combat the dengue vector.
• Building Sanitation in Idenau A sanitation improvement project in Idenau Municipality, Cameroon, delivering improved latrine facilities to reduce open defecation and prevent waterborne and fecal-oral disease transmission.
• Sanitation for Health in Delhi A sanitation project in Aya Nagar, Delhi, India addressing water and sanitation-related health concerns through infrastructure and community engagement.
• Handwashing Stations to Combat COVID-19 An emergency COVID-19 response project in Savar, Bangladesh providing handwashing infrastructure to limit transmission in vulnerable communities.
• Ekibada: Our Periods Matter A menstrual health project in Maina Parish, Mayuge District, Uganda addressing women's health and dignity through housing and infrastructure interventions.
• Health and Housing in Haiti A Saint-Marc, Haiti housing and health project delivering ventilation improvements for communities dealing with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.

Quantifiable outcome

• 78% reduction in parasitic infestation with concrete floor intervention
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and sustaining.

• International Society for Urban Health (ISUH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARCHIVE Global became part of ISUH as the flagship program of the Healthy Housing Portfolio. Sarah Ruel-Bergeron, RA, Executive Director joined ISUH as Director of Strategic Initiatives & Healthy Housing. The organizations share the mission of creating healthy, equitable cities and communities.
• Camden Area Health Education Center (AHEC)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Breathe Easy Camden project. AHEC brings over three decades of on-the-ground experience in improving access to essential health care and education services, with award-winning work benefiting tens of thousands of Camden residents.
• Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) at Rutgers UniversitykeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Breathe Easy Camden project. CURE works with researchers, students, and community members to facilitate innovative research on urban issues, helping inform public policy and decision making at local, national, and global levels.
• BehommsustainingGTM or Marketing PartnerSustaining business partnership where Behomm, the first global home exchange community exclusively for designers and visual artists, committed to donate 5% of its profits to ARCHIVE Global's mission.
• Swiss TPHkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working with ARCHIVE Global in Abidjan, Ivory Coast for Sustainable Dengue Control project. Collaborating with stakeholders to develop community interventions to combat dengue.
• ADESHkeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal Bangladeshi NGO partner for High Fives and Mud to Mortar projects in Savar, Bangladesh. Partnered with ARCHIVE for pilot flooring project where dirt floors were converted to concrete floors.
• Soluções UrbanaskeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal partner in Brazil working with ARCHIVE Global for pilot intervention in Rio de Janeiro's Vital Brazil neighborhood.
• New York Academy of ScienceskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Senior Vice President Gilles Bergeron, PhD contributing expert commentary on architecture and global health. Collaborated on lecture series and research validation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity International: Large global nonprofit focused on affordable housing for low-income families. Comparable to ARCHIVE Global in the affordable housing and community development mission space, though Habitat's scope is much broader and centered on home-building rather than health-specific design interventions.
• Partners in Health: Global health nonprofit delivering care and addressing social determinants of health (including housing) in low-income settings. Comparable to ARCHIVE Global in pairing health outcomes with housing/social interventions in vulnerable communities, though PIH is much larger and clinical-care focused.
• BRAC: One of the largest international development NGOs, running health, education, and livelihoods programs across multiple developing countries. Comparable to ARCHIVE Global in operating a multi-country portfolio of community-level development programs with health outcomes, though BRAC is far larger in scale.
• PATH: Global health innovation nonprofit working on vaccines, devices, and system innovations across developing countries. Comparable to ARCHIVE Global as an evidence-driven global health nonprofit operating across multiple geographies, though PATH's portfolio is broader and technology-oriented.
• Global Communities: International nonprofit implementing housing, health, and economic development programs in low- and middle-income countries. Comparable to ARCHIVE Global in pairing housing infrastructure with health outcomes for vulnerable populations across multiple continents.

Direct peers

• WaterAid: International nonprofit addressing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) as determinants of public health in low-income communities. Comparable to ARCHIVE Global in using built-environment infrastructure (sanitation, hygiene stations) as a preventative health strategy in developing countries, including overlapping geographies (Bangladesh, Ethiopia).
• Evidence Action: Global nonprofit that scales evidence-based health and development interventions. Comparable to ARCHIVE Global in the rigorous, evidence-first approach to deploying preventative health interventions in low-income countries and in relying on academic/research partnerships for design.
• BuildOn: Nonprofit that builds schools and engages communities in developing countries as a lever for education and health outcomes. Comparable to ARCHIVE Global in using built-environment construction projects in low-income countries as a vehicle for measurable health/social outcomes.
• World Habitat: UK-based charity that recognizes and promotes innovative housing solutions for vulnerable people globally. Highly comparable to ARCHIVE Global's housing-for-health mission; World Habitat actually recognized ARCHIVE as a 2017 Building Malaria Prevention finalist.

Emerging players

• Architecture for Humanity (legacy): Historic nonprofit that connected architects with humanitarian and development projects. Highly comparable to ARCHIVE Global's positioning of architecture/design as a tool for international development and health outcomes, though the organization wound down operations in 2015.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ARCHIVEglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/archiveglobal
• Instagraminstagram.com/archiveglobal

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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