Project H chapters are local, city-based design “troops” working on projects in their own back yard, delivering pro bono design services to individuals, organizations, and groups in need. Humanitarian design initiatives, though commonly centered in the developing world, must also start locally. Chapters work with community organizations and non-profits to help bring design thinking and creative solutions for efficiency and functionality to the places and people in our cities that need it most. Chapters are developing a profitable product enterprise for a homeless shelter, helping define service offerings for a foster care house, and more. Some chapters also take over Project H global initiatives, like the San Francisco chapter, which is currently redesigning the Hippo Roller, or the New York chapter, designing math toys for the Kutamba School in Uganda.

The local-meets-global approach, supported by a committed group of volunteer designers, allows us to serve more broadly. We also become aware of new design opportunities and similarities between our own back yards and far off places. We believe chapters can deliver design that can bridges markets for wide scale implementation, beginning with our local communities.

If you are an organization, group, or institution in need of pro bono design services, please visit our Contact page to get in touch with our chapter heads in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, and Austin directly. If you are located elsewhere, please email chapters (at) projecthdesign (dot) com.

If you would like to join or start a chapter, please visit our Contact page to get in touch with our chapter heads in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, and Austin directly. If you are located elsewhere, please email chapters (at) projecthdesign (dot) com.

Please also visit the individual Chapter Pages to see what they’re up to: (COMING SOON!)

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