#BounceCorruption Hackathons Competition

#BounceCorruption Hackathons Competition

The Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) under its #BounceCorruption project is partnering with Civil Innovation Lab with support from MacArthur Foundation in Nigeria to host a hackathon on using technology in fighting corruption.

As we mark this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day with the theme, United against corruption for development, peace and security, there is a need to citizens in Nigeria to get involved more strategically in the role in demanding good governance and nationhood.

The Bounce Corruption project is aimed at exposing, amplifying, empowering and creating awareness on the fight against corruption as adopted by government agencies and citizens. One of the major activities of the Bounce Corruption project is the Hackathon.

The Hackathon, also known as Hack4Goodwill connect anti-corruption agencies and civil society organisations working on corruption with young application developers and programmers in the fight against corruption. Hack4Good will evolve with technology-based solutions for addressing the challenges associated with tackling corruption.

The Competition aims to offer an opportunity to Track and Amplify anti-corruption cases; promote Anti-Corruption Education also get reliable, unbiased and regular information on the status of corruption case. Young people in the last 4-days have developed softwares, apps and citizen focused interactive platforms on developing solutions to fight corruption in Nigeria.

Winners in the Hack4Good contest of Bounce Corruption will be in three(3) categories, 1st, 2^nd and 3^rd positions with cash prize of N600,000 N350,000 and N250,000 respectively. This is also in addition to a free co-working space for a month at the Civic Innovation Lab (CLAB), and a 3 weeks acceleration program with CLAB (provides product development, business advisory support, mentorship and access to funding opportunities)

We do hope with this activity that young people take up the fight against corruption innovatively and demand accountability in nation building.

Signed

Samson Itodo

YIAGA Executive Director