NaijaHacks

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NaijaHacks is a hackathon and tech invention competition in Nigerian, which aims to encourage youth to use technology to create solutions for their communities and the world using technologies including blockchain and artificial intelligence. [1] Officially, NaijaHacks is described as an official national "Movement of Makers, Leaders, and Disruptors". [2] [3]

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Founded in 2018 by software engineer Uchi Uchibeke (formerly of Shopify and founder of AfricaHacks), [4] [5] NaijaHacks is Africa's largest hackathon. NaijaHacks is inspired by Uchi's experience attending Major League Hacking and other hackathons at Stanford, Harvard, Princeton and others.

In 2018, NaijaHacks had 500 participants with 100 projects, [6] and in 2019 NaijaHacks became the largest hackathon in Africa with over 200 projects submitted. [7]

History

NaijaHacks 2018

In 2018, NaijaHacks started virtually and culminated in an expo-style demo day [8] and award ceremony at Zone Tech Park, Lagos, Nigeria.

NaijaHacks 2019

The 2019 NaijaHacks included a Keynote Speech by Chude Jideonwo [9] and culminated in a demo day at Zone Tech Park, Lagos, Nigeria. [10] [11] 200+ projects were submitted with 14 of the projects transformed from hackathon idea to startup by AfricaHacks, [12] also founded by Uchi Uchibeke. [13] [14] [15]

Processes at NaijaHacks include: [16]

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References

  1. ↑ BellaNaija.com (2018-10-23). "Nigeria's Biggest Hackathon 'NaijaHacks' holds Tomorrow, October 24th". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  2. ↑ "TECH EVENTS THIS WEEK: NaijaHacks Hackathon, SME Economy Conference, AR/VR Meetup and Many More". Technext. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  3. ↑ "NaijaHacks: Nigeria's Official Hackathon Will Inspire the Next-Generation Nigerian Builders. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Nigerian innovators to compete for millions at NaijaHacks". TheCable. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  5. ↑ Uchibeke, Uchi (2018-10-09). "NaijaHacks: Nigeria's Official Hackathon will inspire the next-generation Nigerian builders". EIN Presswire. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  6. ↑ "NaijaHacks 2018". NaijaHacks 2018. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  7. ↑ "NaijaHacks 2019". NaijaHacks 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  8. ↑ Foundation, STEMHub (2018-11-15). "#Throwback to #Naijahacks2018 which was a huge success!". Medium. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  9. ↑ "Chude Jideonwo Announced As Keynote Speaker at the 2019 NaijaHacks Hackathon". RED | For Africa. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  10. ↑ "NaijaHacks 2019 In Review". Techkadet. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  11. ↑ Amanda (2019-11-11). "Balsamiq Sponsorships & Raffle Update for November 2019 | The Balsamiq Blog | Balsamiq". The Balsamiq Blog. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  12. ↑ "African tech Startups by youth for youth". AfricaHacks. 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  13. ↑ "DeveloperWeek Global 2020 | Hopin". DeveloperWeek Global 2020 | Hopin. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  14. ↑ "Uchi Uchibeke - Speaker Profile @ Sessionize.com". sessionize.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  15. ↑ "About AfricaHacks - African Tech for Jobs and new African tech companies". AfricaHacks. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  16. ↑ "APPLY FOR NAIJAHACKS 2018 AND STAND A CHANCE OF WINNING N1MILLION AND OTHER GREAT PRIZES". innovation-village.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
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