HackForVenezuela | Hackathon Planning Forum

Join the Hack for Venezuela team to discuss plans for the Februrary 2019 hackathon, network, and learn more about the current status of the project.

Schedule:

• 12-12:30pm: Introduction and networking
• 12:30-2:00pm: Present vision, discuss results from previous hackathons, and explain the plan for the next hackathon
• 2-4:30pm: Start gathering ideas, based on top social needs and challenges, and forming teams
• 4:30-5pm: Closing and Next Steps

About the Hackathon:

In Venezuela today....

Economic catastrophe --> 1 Million % inflation projected at the end of 2018

Major Migration Crisis in The Americas --> 4 million displaced across borders 

Human Rights Violations --> 340+ political prisoners

Venezuelans with mobile phones --> 30 million

We'll use mobile technology, AI, and blockchain to code projects to: 

• Connect the worldwide Venezuelan community
• Create an accessible database and platform to connect engineers for social good to Venezuelan-based organizations and causes that would benefit from technical support and assistance
• Rebuild the country virtually

We want to:

• Launch a hub for solving problems in Venezuela and to attract talent to work on it
• Gather engineers for social good and intellectual leaders to discuss how to use technology to solve problems