World Economic Forum Disaster Resource Network
A global network of companies in the engineering, construction, logistics and transportation sectors committed to helping humanitarian organizations' disaster relief efforts. The DRN acts as a bridge between businesses and humanitarian organizations, making it easier for businesses to offer talent or in-kind donations during the emergency response phase of disaster relief. The DRN also ensures coordinated and effective delivery of donations to humanitarian organizations.

Habitat for Humanity
The organization could house up to 25,000 families in a first phase of transitional housing as it works to provide permanent housing. Groundbreaking on the homes could occur as early as January.

Architecture For Humanity
Architecture for Humanity, which organizes architectural services for humanitarian crises, is soliciting funds and services to aid much-needed reconstruction in the region.

Money will help develop long-term housing designs and strategies that will, according to AFO Chairman Cameron Sinclair, be highly sustainable and intelligently planned. Possible strategies include use of local materials such as thatch, straw-bale, stone and even recycled shipping containers. Without the help of architects and construction, Sinclair adds, such housing can often take the form of temporary refugee camps that turn into poorly planned, unsanitary and wasteful permanent housing.

Anyone can contribute money or lend their services through the organization’s Web site. AFH is coordinating with larger local groups such as Relief International and the International Medical Corps and is in discussions with several others.

Shelter for Life
Shelter For Life International (SFL), a humanitarian relief and development organization, has been helping rebuild communities affected by civil conflict in Sri Lanka since 1999. With 25 years of experience in providing shelter for families around the world displaced by conflict or natural disaster, SFL offers safe, functional and appropriate shelter and assistance for those left homeless in Sri Lanka. In response to the present crisis, SFL is targeting to assist 10, 000 families, some 50,000 people, whose homes were destroyed by the tsunami with water, sanitation and temporary shelter. These families will also be provided with emergency supply kits that include critical supplies for water storage, hygiene, cooking and other basic living requirements. The current target area is a stretch of 50 km coastal line, south of the capital Colombo.

Relief Internaional
Relief International provides emergency, rehabilitation and development services that empower beneficiaries in the process. RI’s programs include health, shelter construction, education, community development, agriculture, food, income-generation and conflict resolution. RI employs an innovative approach to program design and a high quality of implementation performance in demonstrating deep and lasting impact in reducing human suffering worldwide.

Global Village Shelters
Global Village Shelters produces temporary shelters made of flat-pack cardboard for emergency situations. They are working together with Architecture for Humanity.

The American Institute of Architects
The AIA is still developing a coordinated strategy of its own. For now its Web site offers links to several aid organizations.

American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCE's international and technical groups are working with colleagues from a number of nations to coordinate a technical response. Actions include producing a library of journal articles related to response and mitigation to tsunami events available for free download to the professional community. ASCE has consulted with technical experts in the field to advise on the possible deployment of a technical assessment team, to respond to public and media inquiries, and to coordinate the provision of technical resources if needed.

The organization has established communications with its sister societies in the affected regions to determine the needs of the local professional community as they lead efforts to restore and rebuild the infrastructure.