Doh Eain

What Doh Eain does

Doh Eain is a Yangon-headquartered participatory design practice founded in 2015 by Emilie Röell. It employs approximately 100 interdisciplinary staff across multiple Myanmar cities (including Yangon, Mandalay, Sagaing, Taunggyi, Thanlyin, and Amarapura) and operates four core programmes: Our Heritage Homes (heritage property restoration, management, and a heritage-stay booking platform), Placemaking (public space and infrastructure transformation), Neighbourhood Network (capacity-building for grassroots organisations), and Young City Shapers (youth education and mentoring in sustainable urban development). Its proprietary methods include a human-centred participatory design framework, the Climate Adaptation Championship (CAC) approach developed with the Adaptation Research Alliance, and the Build Better Eain mid-term shelter system funded by the European Union for earthquake-affected communities.

Doh Eain operates as a social enterprise with a hybrid revenue model combining professional services (heritage restoration, placemaking, and climate services delivered to private owners, corporations such as Grab, and government clients), transaction fees (booking and brokerage via Our Heritage Homes), and grants and donor funding from institutional partners including the European Union, the German Embassy in Yangon, UN agencies, ICCROM, IIED, and Swisscontact. Following the March 2025 Myanmar earthquake, the organization mobilized the Reach, Relieve, Recover campaign, which raised $598,366 and supported 22,984 individuals across Mandalay, Sagaing, and Nyaung Shwe between April 2025 and April 2026.

The company's distribution blends direct enterprise relationships, community-led field networks, and digital platforms (the Our Heritage Homes booking site, the Neighbourhood Network community platform, and Young City Shapers). Customer concentration is split between institutional donors and a long tail of private heritage property owners; major partnerships include Grab (Yangon placemaking), UN-Habitat Myanmar (informal-settlement housing), ICCROM (international heritage platform expansion into Georgia and the Philippines), IIED (Urban CAC Living Lab), and Swisscontact (Women in Construction). Revenue, pricing, and a formal legal entity type are not publicly disclosed, and the organization does not publish a public ticker.

Name

Doh Eain

Legal name

Doh Eain

Website

https://doheain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Doh Eain is a Yangon-based participatory design practice employing ~100 staff across Myanmar to deliver heritage restoration, placemaking, grassroots capacity-building, and youth programmes, with revenue from professional services, heritage-stay bookings, and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Design and Heritage Restoration Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Participatory design services
• Heritage property restoration
• Urban placemaking services
• Climate adaptation consulting
• Community development programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Yangon

HQ country

Myanmar (Burma)

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heritage Restoration Services: Heritage restoration, public space & infrastructure, and climate & sustainability services provided through direct client relationships for private heritage homeowners and property owners
2. Heritage Property Management: Booking/brokerage and management services for heritage stays and experiences through the Our Heritage Homes platform
3. Grants and Donor Funding: Funding from international donors including European Union, UN agencies, foundations, and corporate donors for earthquake response and community development programmes

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Doh Eain is an architectural and urban design practice providing heritage restoration, public space and infrastructure, and climate and sustainability services and solutions across income levels. It delivers these through direct client relationships with heritage property owners, corporates and government, trusted grassroots and youth networks, and broader public outreach. Core delivery is structured around four programmes — Our Heritage Homes, Placemaking, Neighbourhood Network, and Young City Shapers — supported by specialised initiatives such as the Climate Adaptation Championship methodology and the Build Better Eain earthquake shelter programme.

Product overview

Doh Eain is a participatory design practice offering a portfolio of interconnected programs rather than a single software product. Its core offerings include: Our Heritage Homes (heritage property restoration and tourism platform), Placemaking (public space design services), Neighbourhood Network (grassroots organization empowerment), and Young City Shapers (youth education program). Supporting these are specialized initiatives including the Climate Adaptation Championship methodology, Build Better Eain earthquake recovery shelters, and the Reach, Relieve, Recover earthquake response campaign. The organization also produces publications and toolkits documenting community-led approaches. The company operates as a social enterprise providing architectural and urban design services rather than a technology/SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Our Heritage Homes: Platform helping private heritage homeowners restore, maintain and better monetize their properties while offering heritage stays and experiences to tourists and tenants. Expanded to Georgia and Philippines.
• Neighbourhood Network
• Young City Shapers
• Build Better Eain

Products and services

• Our Heritage Homes Heritage property restoration and management platform that helps private heritage homeowners restore, maintain, and monetise their properties, while offering heritage stays and experiences to tourists and tenants. Provides design, investment advisory, marketing, events, advocacy, and booking/brokerage services.
• Placemaking Community-driven transformation and improvement of housing, public space, and infrastructure through participatory design approaches, including advocacy for quality housing, guidelines and low-cost designs for climate adaptation, and inclusive participatory projects.
• Neighbourhood Network A network that empowers local grassroots organisations with human-centred design approaches, flexible funding, capacity building, and networks to effectively support their neighbourhoods, including disaster response and resilience building.
• Young City Shapers

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 25 heritage homes restored in Yangon since 2015
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GrabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaborative placemaking initiative in Yangon to reimagine everyday urban corners as shared, functional spaces for riders, vendors, and the wider public. Project included parklet installations and vendor cart programme at locations including Hledan, Botahtaung Jetty, Kyee Myin Taing Market Area, Kyaung Myaung, and Chinatown. Project value: 84,000,000 MMK.
• UN-Habitat MyanmarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Demonstration project to model basic housing improvements accessible to residents in informal settlements. Project conducted August to October 2022 in Ward 67, Dagon Seikkan township, Yangon.
• ICCROM (Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCH4IG programme supporting heritage homeowners in low to middle-income countries through finance, restoration advice, and rental opportunities. Doh Eain's Our Heritage Homes initiative expanded to Georgia and Philippines through this partnership.
• IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban CAC Living Lab collaboration focused on climate resilience, flood management, waste management, placemaking, and nature-based solutions in Yangon and Taunggyi.
• Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the Climate Adaptation Championship (CAC) approach in 2023, exploring how local communities can identify climate hazards and develop their own adaptation responses.
• SwisscontactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Women in Construction programme enabling women to enter and work in the construction sector.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Global Heritage Fund: US-based NGO dedicated to preserving endangered heritage sites in developing countries, integrating conservation with community development. Comparable mission overlap with Doh Eain's heritage-plus-community model.
• Architecture Sans Frontières: International network providing architecture and built-environment expertise for development and humanitarian contexts. Comparable in using participatory design for vulnerable communities across multiple geographies.
• World Monuments Fund: Global heritage preservation organization that funds and supports conservation of cultural sites worldwide. Comparable in heritage preservation mission, donor-funded model, and international scope.
• Aga Khan Trust for Culture: Trust focused on cultural heritage preservation and revitalisation of historic cities, including through the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme. Overlaps with Doh Eain's heritage restoration, public space, and community development work.
• MASS Design Group: Social-impact architecture practice that designs built environments for underserved communities globally. Highly comparable to Doh Eain in combining architectural design, community participation, and a mission-driven operating model.
• Article 25: UK-based charity providing pro-bono and reduced-fee architectural services for humanitarian and development projects in low- and middle-income countries. Directly comparable model of architecture-for-impact with grant and partner funding.

Others

• IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development): Research and policy organisation working on climate resilience, urban development, and sustainable livelihoods. Partner of Doh Eain on the Urban CAC Living Lab in Yangon and Taunggyi; comparable climate-adaptation and urban focus.
• UN-Habitat: UN agency working on urban sustainability and housing in developing countries. Direct partner on Doh Eain's informal-settlement demonstration project; comparable thematic focus but operates as a funder/policymaker rather than implementation social enterprise.

Emerging players

• Habitat for Humanity International: Global nonprofit building affordable housing and supporting disaster recovery in low-income communities. Overlaps with Doh Eain's Build Better Eain earthquake recovery and participatory shelter work, though at vastly larger scale.
• Shigeru Ban Architects: Architecture practice widely known for disaster-relief and temporary shelter design, including post-earthquake work. Comparable at the intersection of architecture and disaster response, though more design-studio than community-program driven.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/doheain
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/doh-eain-renewing-yangon
• Instagraminstagram.com/doheain

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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