OPPORTUNITIES AT VODACOM LESOTHO - 11/19/2016

NUL GRADUATES, VODACOM AND TEN JOIN HANDS, MAKE A CALL FOR HACKATHON!

Vodacom, TEN – EXPO Hackathon | Invitation

Since 2014, Vodacom Lesotho Foundation has partnered with the NUL Science and Technology Society, driven by a group of NUL students, to stage what has been known as the ‘Code for Development’ Hackathon, where programmers, designers, entrepreneurs, and problem solvers, come together to compete in solving real world problems, using innovation and technology, over a period of 24 hours.

This year, Vodacom Lesotho Foundation, continues to fund this initiative, this time with the involvement of The Entrepreneurs Network (TEN), as well as Wiinc, a technology company founded by the same NUL students that ran the Hackathon with Vodacom for the past 2 years.

This letter serves to invite participants, to this year’s Hackathon, which will be held on November 19th at Maseru Mall, from 8 am, to the last day of the Entrepreneurship EXPO and the end of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Interested NUL students who wish to participate in the Hackathon can register for free, as teams, as individuals, or if applicable, as companies by filling out the registration form at the link below, and emailing it to:

info@tangerine.co.ls

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0w5hmv7anm6a1gn/hackathon%20application%20form.pdf?dl=0

• All registrants must be under the age of 30.

• Students will register and participate for free; while non-students can register for M100 per team of 4 or less.

• The Hackathon will run for 24 hours non-stop from Saturday November 19th at 8am, to Sunday November 20th at 8 am; and all food, drinks and refreshments will be provided for.

• Upon Check-in, all registered participants will be required to provide proof in the form of Student ID/Equivalent for students, and any other official ID for non-students.

The Hack

Participants will be provided with specific, real-world problems to come up with solutions in 2 categories, while the 3rd category will be open for participants to create solutions to their own identified problems.

• Category 1 – participants will solve a problem relating to the ICT sector, that has high impact consequences for Lesotho and addresses the labour market, and unemployement issues. Winners in this category will win prizes from Vodacom Lesotho and work with the company to see their solution refined and implemented to support the Government of Lesotho’s Ministry of Labour.

• Category 2 – participants in this sector will solve a challenge specific to the Banking sector, with winners in this category receiving support and prizes from the Banking sector.

• Category 3 – participants in this category will be allowed to think up their own challenges they have seen, and build solutions to them. These have to be solutions to problems that matter in society and in businesses. Winners in this category will receive prizes co-sponsored by the banking and telecommuniations companies.

Any questions regarding the above can be forwarded to the same email address above: info@tangerine.co.ls with the subject line: Hackathon Registration.