Coder | Maker Hackathon - Techfugees

Techfugees Jordan was launched at a tech salon organised by Soutkel and UNICEF Amman. It brought together urban refugees, main NGOs and innovators testing some innovative tech projects in Amman this August 2016.

Techfugees

Techfugees’ Coder | Maker hackathon is both a competition and a community gathering to pitch ideas to solve challenges facing refugees in Jordan, It's implemented in partnership with our Jordanian Strategic Partner, Zain. Over three days, participants will form teams to work on finding solutions for these challenges, meeting professional mentors to help them tackle problems and also importantly to network and discuss the current refugees issues.  Activities will center around two tracks: (1) the Coder Track tends to solve problems by coding apps and websites, and (2) the Maker Track tends to solve problems by creating new products and/or techniques.  Each track will have two winning teams; each team will be eligible for a cash prize and internship/training provided by Zain, Oasis500 and Mixed Dimensions.
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Agenda: 
Thursday May 4th
5:30 pm Registration
6:30 pm Welcome & Keynote
6:45 pm Announce Challenges
7:15 pm Brainstorm solutions for ideas
7:30 pm Pitches Start
8:30m Voting
9:00 pm Dinner & Networking (Form Teams)
9:30 pm Venue closes
 Friday May 5th
9:00 am Breakfast
9:30 am Begin Work
12:30 pm Prayer and Lunch Break
2:00 pm Check-In
2:30 pm Coaches Arrive!
4:00 pm Mike’s Speech Segment
7:30 pm Dinner
8:30 pm Check-In
9:30 pm Wrap-Up
 
Saturday May 6th
9:00 am Breakfast
10:00 am Check-In
12:00 pm Lunch
12:30 pm Coach Meetings
3:00 pm Presentation Prep & Tech Check
4:00 pm Final Presentations
7:00 pm Judging & Awards
7:30 pm Wrap-Up
8:00 pm Go Home!

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