EdTech Challenge in Support of War Child

Join us for a weekend of coding for good! 

Teams from the public, private, and education sector will work together to conceive, build, and pitch technical solutions to tackle War Child’s challenge to teach young people in the UK about the brutal effects of war and encourage advocacy amongst young people for the cause.

The weekend will begin with War Child presenting 2-3 problem statements, afterwhich teams will select the issues they wish to tackle.

At the end of the weekend, groups will be judged by a panel that includes a representative of War Child, tech leaders from government and our sponsors. The top 3 teams will be awarded prizes (to be announced!).

Our mission is to:

1) Raise money for War Child!

2) Create robust digital solutions that will enable War Child to engage with students in the UK. If we could help them with their mission, how amazing would that be?!

Post event, selected groups will have the opportunity to test their products on potential users and take their solution further with War Child. 

Please note: The the hackathon is NOT overngiht, and so all participants will need to leave the venue on the Saturday evening and return on Sunday. 

More information to come!

FAQs

Can I stay at the venue overnight?

No. The premises will close over night, so participants will be required to leave on Saturday night and return on Sunday morning. Participants will therefore be responsible for ensuring they have arranged accommodation.

I am planning to come along as a visitor, where will my donation go?

100% of your donation will go towards our fundraising total for War Child. 

Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?

You can email us at funderbirds.are.go@gmail.com 

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No. The electronic version is fine.

The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?

Please register with your own name. If you have given your ticket to someone else, please let us know.