The African Youth Anti-Corruption Hackathon is a virtual 4-week technology challenge organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in partnership with private and public sector organizations in five African countries, namely Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa. The Objectives of the hackathon are to promote the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to prevent and combat corruption in Africa and to give young developers the chance to come up with their own ideas on how to counter corruption through technologies.
WORTH
- The winning teams will be invited to present their projects and ideas to the Conference of State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (COSP), which will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in December 2021.
- UNODC will cover the travel and accommodation for the winning teams in accordance with the UN travel regulations.
ELIGIBILITY
The hackathon is open to young creative people who:
- Are between the age of 18 and 35
- Have basic coding skills and some experience with one or more development technologies
- Are nationals of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa
- Have knowledge of Java, Javascript, C++, Python
- Are proficient in English
- Are passionate about using their tech skills to design digitally innovative solutions to promote integrity and tackle corruption in their countries.
- Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply for the hackathon.
DEADLINE: September 20 2021
To apply and for more information visit here
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