BuildX Studio, in partnership with the Antislavery Knowledge Network (AKN) from the University of Liverpool and the Dream Revival Centre (DRC) in Uganda, carried out the Healing Spaces for the Survivors of Human Trafficking Research between 2019 and 2020 with the support from a diverse team of professionals, care centres within Uganda (UYDEL, Retrak, Set Her Free), and volunteers from Arts for Change. The primary goal of the study was to establish a design framework for a human-centred, evidence- based, and user-led approach for the design of care facilities.

The research team included:
Professionals:
• Agnes Igoye, Dream Revival Centre’s representative
• Dr Jill Morgan, a performing arts based psychologist and lecturer
at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
• Jonny Campbell, Award-winning filmmaker
• Media 256, media company in Uganda
• Professor Christopher Platt, Chair of Architecture at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, The Glasgow School of Art.
Centres:
• Dream Revival Centre (DRC)
• Retrak
• Set Her Free
• UYDEL
Other key members:
• Volunteers from Arts for Change
• Survivors who were residents at the centres
• Staff members of the centres (caregivers)
BuildX Studio:
• Elizabeth Sitati, Architectural Researcher
• Catherine Barasa, Principal Investigator
• Carolina Larrazábal, Co-founder & Design Director
• James Mitchell, Co-founder & CEO
• Sheeba Sima, Research assistant
• Shivani Patel, Project Lead

Christopher Platt's role concentrated on the following:
1. Reviewing the Architectural Interpretations of the research analysis
2. Providing feedback on the Design Framework itself.