The two-day Hackathon will provide the attendees with a chance to network with professionals and industry leaders from different fields to collaborate and solve these challenges. Attendees will be paired in groups, with each group competing for the most ingenious concept. The winning idea will have the possibility of being incubated by Gebeya!

Eligibility

  • Participants:
    • Individuals (Over 17 years of age)
    • Organizations (up to 10 Employees)
  • countries: Ethiopia
  • Team size: Minimum 2 and Maximum 4

Requirements

Please take the following points into consideration while you submit your work

  • Design
  • Clickable Prototype if there is any
  • Presentation Slide
    • Should include 
      • Members of the group
      • Brief Description of the Project 
      • problem statement 
      • Solution 
      • Technology Used
      • Limitation (if there is any)
  • New Vs Existing App
    • Apps need not be new but if existing it should include a new feature
  • Multiple App
    • contestants can submit more than one app
  • Platform
    • What the operating system can the app run on

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

3 non-cash prizes
Scholarship - 50% Gebeya Professional Training
1 winner

The scholarship will be granted in kind.
Members of the winner will get each 50% discount on the total fee of 23000 ETB or $852.

Scholarship - 25% Gebeya Professional Training
1 winner

The scholarship will be granted in kind.
Members of the runner-up will get each 25% off discount on the total fee of 23000 ETB or $638.

Private Github Account
1 winner

The scholarship will be granted in kind.
Members of the third rank winner will get each 50% discount on the total fee of 2700 ETB or $100.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Amadou Daffe

John Opiyo

John Opiyo

Sosena Terefe

Mahder Tariku

Mahder Tariku

Natnael Argaw

Bekure Tamrat

Bekure Tamrat

Daniel Getachew

Bruk Sewnet

Bruk Sewnet

Judging Criteria

  • Technology
    How technically was impressive the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"?
  • Completion
    Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? if not completed how close they went to completion?
  • User Interface and Design
    Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? For a website, For a hardware project, it might be more about how good the human-computer interaction is
  • Learning
    Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before?
  • Potential Positive Impact
    How well the app represents our vision of pushing world's happiness quotient higher

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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