Urgent Action Fund - Africa
Rapid Response Grant Application
ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION
1. Name, physical address, email, website/social media pages, telephone contacts of the organisation (s) making the request
TTGD EcoSociety – Sicily Mussomeli, Italy. Email: info@ttgd.org, Web: https://phcport.com/phcprojects/P364_TTGD_Sicily_Mussomeli/
2. Name and title of the contact person (s). Kindly provide names, titles and contact details (email and phone numbers) of two other staff/ team/ board members of the applying organization/ group
Project Lead – TTGD Sicily Mussomeli, info@ttgd.org, +39 000 000 0000
3. Brief description of the organisation’s mission or main focus of work and when it was formed. Include the type of organization, e.g grassroot, national, regional, Community Based Organization (CBO) etc
The Mussomeli initiative aims to develop a Neurodiversity Centre focused on Early Childhood Education and Physical Preparation, integrating community-based care in a donated building.
4. Where is your organisation based? E.g. Rural, urban, peri-urban
Urban/Rural Blend – Mussomeli, Sicily, Italy
Urban/Rural Blend – Mussomeli, Sicily, Italy
5. Number of womn working in the organization, including their age range, and positions held.
[Details on women’s roles to be provided]
6. List your current and previous sources of funding.
[Initial offer of physical infrastructure – building. Other funding unspecified]
7. Provide at least three names and current contact information for organizations or funders who can recommend/endorse your work (Including phone numbers and e-mail addresses of the contact person).
[Municipal representative – Mussomeli – TBD]
[Local education/health advocate – TBD]
TTGD Central Admin – contact@ttgd.org, +39 705 987 654
8. How did you learn about Urgent Action Fund-Africa?
TTGD Central Coordination Unit
THE SITUATION
9. What is the issue you want to address and when did it start?
Lack of structured support and educational inclusion for neurodiverse children in the region.
10. What makes this situation an opportunity for advancing womn’s human rights?
Repurposing available infrastructure to launch a community-oriented Neurodiversity Centre with educational and therapeutic focus.
11.1. Power analysis: who (individuals/groups) has power and will benefit by maintaining the situation as it is?
Local health services, social enterprises, regional rehabilitation and therapy centers.
11.2. Who actually has power to make the change you seek? How will you influence them?
Local government, educators, healthcare professionals, TTGD network.
11.3. How will your intervention contribute to the bigger picture of transforming power to advance womn’s human rights?
Promotes inclusion, community resilience, and lifelong development opportunities for neurodiverse individuals.
12.1. What are the possible risks associated with addressing this situation?
Need for specialized staff and materials, social stigma, slow institutional uptake.
12.2. How can these risks be mitigated?
Early engagement with community stakeholders, phased launch, recruitment of cross-functional expert team.
12.3. How do you intend to address the security, safety and wellbeing of colleagues engaged in this activism?
Improved developmental outcomes, greater family support, inclusive community narrative.
13. Why is your organization best placed to address the situation in 9 above?
Existing building offer reduces capital burden; growing awareness of neurodiversity support in Italy.
THE URGENT ACTION/INTERVENTIONS
14. What do you want to do about the issue mentioned in number 9? Describe your activities/intervention.
Refurbishment of offered site, establishment of learning and therapy zones, community outreach events.
15. What are the intended outcomes/changes you would like to achieve from your interventions?
Inclusive education, reduced developmental gaps, and replicable care model for rural towns.
16. Why could this intervention not be planned for as part of your day-to-day work?
Immediate opportunity with offered building; delay risks loss of asset and momentum.
17. Who are the people you plan to work with and how? Describe as appropriate.
Neurodiverse children, parents, special needs educators, municipal supporters.
18. Will you partner with other groups in this action? If yes, explain roles and contact info.
PHC Service - governance oversight, reporting, and accountability, PHC support
TTGD Central - logistics, funding channeling, and branding support.
[Specific program structures, therapies or curriculum to be added]
19. Are you part of any feminist/womn rights movement(s), coalition, or network?
[To be confirmed – assumed positive impact on caregiving mothers and women educators]
20. Where and when will the intervention be carried out?
Mussomeli, Sicily, Italy.
21. How much are you requesting (in USD)?
[Budget not provided]
22. What other sources of support are available for this effort?
[Construction materials, therapy tools, sensory education equipment, staff training]
23. Should the information about this request be kept confidential? If yes, why and for how long?
No confidentiality constraints noted.