An MTFA initiative · Since 1904, for the next 100 years

The people closest to the problem should build the solution.

For decades, tech for the community has been designed far from the community. AI has changed that. A caseworker, an auntie in a rental flat or a youth volunteer can now describe a problem in plain words and have a working app the same afternoon. Tech Kampung exists so they do.

Break the cycle from the ground

We run vibe-coding sessions in rental blocks and community spaces. Residents leave with a new skill, a prototype, and proof that tech is something they can make, not just use.

Change how nonprofits think

Staff who have built an app themselves stop seeing AI as a threat or a black box. They start redesigning their own work, and the whole sector benefits.

Open by default

Every project's code is shared. Anyone can download it, run it, fork it and improve it. Good ideas travel from one kampung to the next.

The pathway

POC → POV → POS

Prove it works, prove people need it, then make it last.

POC
Step 1 · Proof of Concept

Someone vibe-codes it in an afternoon.

Staff and residents build a working prototype with AI tools at a Tech Kampung session. It doesn't need to be perfect, only to be real.

Signal: it works and people can try it
POV
Step 2 · Proof of Value

People use it, vote on it, and ask for more.

Listed here, the app collects upvotes, feedback and real usage. Forks compete to make it better, and the numbers show whether it matters.

Signal: real users, repeat visits, “I want this” votes
POS
Step 3 · Proof of Sustainability

Funders, vendors and grants scale it up.

When demand is proven, MTFA brings in vendors, grants and partners to harden it, secure it and keep it running for years.

Signal: funding, ownership, a long-term home
For funders & partners

Fund what's already proven to work, not slide decks.

Every project on Tech Kampung carries its own evidence: who asked for it, who uses it, and how it is growing. When something reaches Proof of Value, you can see the numbers before you commit a dollar.

Talk to us
Demand signals
“I want this” votes and pain points raised, by target group
Real usage
Active users and repeat visits for each live app
Builder growth
First-time builders trained, projects shipped, forks made
Governance
Moderated listings, PDPA-safe design, portable architecture
Kampung Kit

One look, one login, many apps.

Every app on techkampung.sg shares the same header (search, settings and menu), the same sign-in and the same design language. Builders using Lovable, Bolt or v0 get a ready-made prompt that makes their app feel like home.

Every app here started with one person who cared.

Your gift funds vibe-coding workshops in rental blocks, laptops for first-time builders, and the hosting that keeps community apps free.