NEWLY painted yellow houses sit in a row in Kampung Mulia, Kuta Alam, Banda Aceh. These newly completed permanent structures, built by an NGO, all have the same design: two rooms and a guestroom without any ceiling. There are about 500 or so homes in this area which are ready to be inhabited.

Most residents have already taken up residence in these houses, returning from makeshift barracks and tents. Embellishments have already been added to some o