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 – Malaysia Sarawak, Borneo. Email: info@ttgd.org, Web: https://phcport.com/phcprojects/P365_TTGD_Malaysia_Sarawak/
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 Malaysia Sarawak, info@ttgd.org, +60 000 000 000
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
A pioneering project in ecohome design and disaster-safe construction using modular 3D printing technology, led by TTGD EcoSociety in Sarawak, Malaysia.
4. Where is your organisation based? E.g. Rural, urban, peri-urban
Rural – Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
Rural – Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
5. Number of womn working in the organization, including their age range, and positions held.
[Information on women's roles in construction or housing planning to be confirmed]
6. List your current and previous sources of funding.
Initial development supported by TTGD Foundation and local material access. Use of desktop 3D printer as early-stage prototyping tool.
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).
[Community Engineering Advisor or Local Chief – TBD]
[Architectural Technologist – TBD]
TTGD Central Admin – contact@ttgd.org, +60 705 987 654
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?
Vulnerability of local housing to environmental threats; lack of sustainable, scalable building techniques for rural settings.
10. What makes this situation an opportunity for advancing womn’s human rights?
Integration of modular 3D-printed panel systems using local sustainable materials, allowing resilient housing in high-risk zones.
11.1. Power analysis: who (individuals/groups) has power and will benefit by maintaining the situation as it is?
Traditional construction material suppliers and large housing developers.
11.2. Who actually has power to make the change you seek? How will you influence them?
TTGD design teams, local authorities, and environmental advocates.
11.3. How will your intervention contribute to the bigger picture of transforming power to advance womn’s human rights?
Revolutionizes construction with affordable, disaster-resilient designs that can be locally managed and scaled.
12.1. What are the possible risks associated with addressing this situation?
Scaling limitations, material testing challenges, regulatory approvals.
12.2. How can these risks be mitigated?
Stepwise rollout, local trials, engagement with municipal and environmental bodies.
12.3. How do you intend to address the security, safety and wellbeing of colleagues engaged in this activism?
Safer living conditions, reduced housing costs, empowerment through participatory construction.
13. Why is your organization best placed to address the situation in 9 above?
Proven prototype, adaptable panel system, indigenous engagement, and strong ecological rationale.
THE URGENT ACTION/INTERVENTIONS
14. What do you want to do about the issue mentioned in number 9? Describe your activities/intervention.
Deploy large-format 3D printers, source local materials, initiate ecohome cluster builds using refined modular moulds.
15. What are the intended outcomes/changes you would like to achieve from your interventions?
Model community housing that blends safety, sustainability, and replicability for rural development.
16. Why could this intervention not be planned for as part of your day-to-day work?
Growing environmental risks, housing inequality, and the need to scale beyond early prototyping.
17. Who are the people you plan to work with and how? Describe as appropriate.
3D design engineers, indigenous households, environmental advocates, technical trainers.
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.
Panel-based modular system, using master moulds derived from 3D-printed geometries; adapted to available eco-materials.
19. Are you part of any feminist/womn rights movement(s), coalition, or network?
[Unconfirmed – presumed indirect benefit to female-led households]
20. Where and when will the intervention be carried out?
Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
21. How much are you requesting (in USD)?
[Budget details not included]
22. What other sources of support are available for this effort?
[Need for larger 3D printer, construction site equipment, training teams, and housing rollout funds]
23. Should the information about this request be kept confidential? If yes, why and for how long?
No confidentiality constraints noted.