Disasters triggered by natural hazards are increasingly causing damage to dwellings in low-income communities. Despite the significant value of hazard-resistant housing to reduce disaster risk, the use of hazard- resistant construction techniques remains insufficient. The goal of this study is to understand what could stimulate disaster affected populations to Build Back Safer housing. The approach is to explore in situ barriers, drivers and outcomes of decision-making prior to suggesting interventions aiming to build resilience and reduce disaster risk. Field research assesses disaster affected communities in low- income countries that received different intensities of humanitarian technical assistance to stimulate adoption of safer construction practices. This research is important because of three main reasons. First, theory about effective interventions that build resilience of disaster affected communities is sparse in literature. However, such insights are increasingly relevant for humanitarian and governmental agencies to reduce disaster risks. Second, there is little empirical evidence on what enables or inhibits households to apply hazard-resistant construction knowledge after disaster. Empirical evidence is needed to reflect upon the impact of humanitarian technical assistance on the housing safety. Limited empirical evidence presents how households reconstruct in the absence of outside influence from humanitarian organizations, which is the case for the majority of disaster affected households in developing countries. Understanding their decision-making can inform the development of affordable and effective interventions that enhance hazard resistance. This research seeks to answer the overarching research question, What factors and actors could increase the adoption of hazard-resistant construction techniques in post-disaster reconstruction processes with different intensities of humanitarian technical assistance? In response, the research adopts a mixed-method case-study approach to assess disaster ...