Great initiative! Was the hackathon resticted to tech-solutions or it was rather a social hackathon opened to any ideas?

yes sure, any ideas were eligible to participate in the hackathon provided was able to provide a solution to fight the crisis as the goal was to identify solutions specifically from refugees for refugees. After the government of Uganda had burned all activities including transport means, refugees had no how they could access to living needs such as food, education, small commerce, etc.. Refugees are the most affected communities due to less access to resources, supermarkets around and that is why we had to organize the Hackathon to find solutions to sustain themselves in the camps. we didn't only limit in Uganda but also in Kenya Kakuma refugee camp still to finding solutions. A panel of judges evaluated and selected winning ideas one tries to making sensibilization about the covid19 see:(https://youtu.be/J_7nOkCO4N8), Online goods supply in Kakuma camp see(https://youtu.be/-JvndsMBv9A), and the other one providing online counseling to refugees in Kalobeye camp, see:(https://youtu.be/6zKU9mExY2E)

Thank Benjamin. The video shared was excellent, showing where the needs are, but the mindset and potential really shown through! So about #1 What can de done while tech is not there yet! 1. Is it not wanted my the currently but the local market? 2. Is it not available yet? #2 Seeing first hand, what do they need to see/understand first to collaborate?

Thank you for your answer. I would be particularly interested in the solutions/opportunities your enterprise offers for young refugees. Can you share some examples?

HI, dear Bugarszki thank you so much and looking forward to collaborating more and see how we can push this together to the purpose. For example; in the pandemic period we had to organize #SmarterThanCorona online boot camp to identify solutions for the COVID-19 Crisis in Rwamwanja Refugee Camp. After a first successful hackathon across all of Uganda (https://oursafrica.com) the goal of the hackathon was to identify solutions specifically from refugees for refugees, train refugees on entrepreneurial skills, and change the mindset from hopelessness to being able to get active and do something to fight the crisis. This 1 min video pitch gives you a glimpse into the outcome of the hackathon: https://www.facebook.com/YINNOH/videos/751499035615179. Do you mind we organize a quick20munites call to discuss more this? Looking forward to more questions and sharing?

Yes, sure. Please contact me via email at info@seincubation.com and we arrange a videocall.