Dear
Entrepreneurs,
NIC Karachi, in
collaboration with The Asia Foundation - Pakistan, is
organizing Built By Her Virtual Hackathon to provide
female tech enthusiasts and change makers between the ages of 18 and 35 the
platform to build innovative solutions to address a variety of developmental challenges.
Two winning teams will win cash prizes USD 5000 each.
Each
participating team must have at least one coder or developer and should be
working on an idea, MVP, prototype or final product/solution in one of the
following thematic areas:
1. Empower Women
A. Mitigating School Dropouts by Utilizing Technology and
the Internet
B. Digitally Tackling the Mental Health Crisis
2. Expand Economic
Opportunities
A. Increasing Female Economic Participation through
Innovation
B. Digitizing Tourism and Culture
3. Technology and Development
A. Innovating Access to Quality Healthcare
B. Technology Enabling Access to Education
4. Increase
Environmental Resilience
A. Promoting Sustainable Food Production and Sourcing
through Data
B. Technology for Improving Disaster Management and
Planning
5. Books for Asia
A. Filling in the Education Gap through Digital Learning
B. Changing Attitudes Towards the Pandemic through
Education and Technology
6. Strengthen
Governance
A. Improving Institutional Performance in Tackling COVID19
through Data
B. The Internet as a Tool for Civil Society and Government
Partnerships in Relief Efforts
Event
Schedule is as below:
18 October -----------
Application Deadline
23 - 25 October
--------------- 48 Hour Virtual Hackthon (Slack and Zoom support)
5 November
------------Winner Announcement (Live on Facebook)
For
further information, please see: www.builtbyher2020.com
To
apply, candidates need to fill out this application form: https://airtable.com/shrbAHBM9eEo9Kk7A
For
any queries, please contact Ms. Sayed Sana Shah, Creative and Outreach Lead,
NIC Karachi at SSShah@lmkt.com