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Africa's Talking Open hackathon: Messaging(SMS (Bulk), WhatsApp, Telegram)

Mar 31, 2023, 5:00 AM – 3:30 PM (UTC)

Africa's Talking Community

Join us at our open hackathon every last Thursday of the month. Build with us, present feature requests, give feedback, or contribute to our open-source API and SDKs. Can you build a WhatsApp, Telegram bot which addresses the customer FAQs and utilizes SMS? THEME: Messaging Get your ticket, let us exchange knowledge, and best practices, submit feature requests, and innovate.

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About this event

Join us at our open hackathon every last Thursday of the month. Build with us, present feature requests, give feedback, or contribute to our open-source API and SDKs.

Can you build a WhatsApp, Telegram bot which addresses the customer FAQs and utilizes SMS? 

You can send your consumers efficient text messages when they need them thanks to our messaging services. You have a range of options for including text messaging in your mobile and web applications thanks to our user-friendly and dependable SMS APIs.

Features:

  • Bulk SMS
  • Two-way SMS
  • Premium SMS

Use Cases:

  • 2FA (OTP)
  • Collect feedback
  • Notification services
  • FAQ Bots

Developer Documentation (We welcome feedback)

THEME: Messaging (SMS (Bulk)/WhatsApp/Telegram for Support)

The winning solution will receive cash prizes as follows(Product):

  • Winner - $100
  • 1st Runners Up - $50
  • 2nd Runners Up - $25

The winning solution will receive cash prizes as follows(UI/UX):

  • Winner - $50
  • 1st Runners Up - $25
  • 2nd Runners Up - $20

The winning solution will receive cash prizes as follows(Design):

  • Winner - $50
  • 1st Runners Up - $25
  • 2nd Runners Up - $20

More exclusive prizes and giveaways to attendees.

Contribute to open-source.

Elarian: Build Responsibly, Protect Customer Data.

Elarian is a customer engagement framework (Customer Data Platform) that helps you build robust applications with the customer as the unit of abstraction. Elarian features robust capability in handling end to end of customer data.

Africa's Talking powers communications solutions across Africa with simplified access to telco infrastructure, developers use our powerful SMS, USSD, Voice, Airtime, and Payments APIs to bring their ideas to life, as they build and sustain scalable businesses.

Agenda:

1. Warm-Up

  • Introductions
  • Form teams where need be.
  • Feedback
  • Feature requests

2. Building/hacking: Code in GitHub/GitLab/BitBucket and deploy in Docker/Automated CI/Travis CI/Bamboo

Note: This section needs additional setup.

Upon commit, the repository is built and deployed to an accessible web server or an S3 bucket.

3. Demonstration and Wrap-up

Teams or individuals will demo what they have hacked for feedback or adoption.

Note: Carry a laptop

Opportunities:

  • Network
  • Innovate
  • Access to our Talent bench (You can get a job or a gig on the spot)
Submit your Idea:

Hackathon idea submission form

Gigs:

We would love to reach out to you so that you can build for our customers, please fill out this form with details to ensure we have your details:

GIG/HACK DEVELOPER PORTFOLIO FORM

Join community channels:

Slack & WhatsApp:

Please follow us on Twitter handles to:

@AfricasTalking

@ElarianHQ

You can get our videos, recaps, and event interviews on our youtube channels, subscribe to get updates:

Africa's Talking community allows developers to learn skills for the modern-day African Developer. We are language and framework agnostic. All developers are welcome. This is where Africa's Talking developers community meets to build, learn and exchange knowledge.

We are helping software developers and businesses to bring their ideas to life through easy-to-use APIs quickly.

Would you like to partner with us? Kindly contact the Developer Experience Team.

Transport:

  • We will provide transport to and from Jeevanjee Garden.
  • Note that Jeevanjee Garden Departure time is 7:45 AM (kindly be on time). 

Speakers

  • Douglas Mwangi

    Africa's Talking

    Software Developer

  • Loise Kimwe

    Africa's Talking

    Software Engineer | Global Women In Tech Community Lead

  • Sylvia Jebet Kipkemoi

    Africa's Talking

    Developer Relations, WIT Lead

  • Michael Kimathi

    Africa's Talking

    Head of Developer Community

  • Graham Ingokho Muhanga

    Africa's Talking LLC

    SVP Marketing

Moderator

  • Michael Kimathi

    Africa's Talking

    Head of Developer Community

Featured Attendees

  • Alvin Wachira

    ALOHA TECH KENYA

    CTO

  • Jane Murimi

    KCA univercity

    Student

  • Sebastian Opiyo

    USIU-AFRICA

    ICT Admin

  • Douglas Kiprono

    Boxleo Courer

    IT Manager

  • Naomi Tanui

    Geeplan management Limited

    Software developer

  • Pauline Namwakira

    Azubi Africa

    AWS Technical Trainer

  • Harmel Ngongo

    TRUST HANDLING COMPANY

    System admin IT

  • Kevin Kipkoech

    Adtel

    Software Engineer

When

When

Friday, March 31, 2023
5:00 AM – 3:30 PM (UTC)

Where

Where

Africa's Talking HQ
23 Apple Cross, Mzima Springs Rd, Lavington, Nairobi
Nairobi, 00100

Agenda

5:00 AMWarm-Up
7:00 AMAWS Presentation
7:00 AMBuilding/hacking: Code in GitHub/GitLab/BitBucket and deploy in Docker/Automated CI/Travis CI/Bamboo
10:00 AMLunch
1:30 PMDemonstration and Wrap-up

Organizers

  • Bennett Benedict

    University of Dar Es Salaam

    Community Lead, 🇹🇿 Tanzania

  • Veronica Michael

    Community Lead, 🇹🇿 Tanzania

  • Josphat Mwangi

    Community Co-Lead, 🇰🇪 Kenya

  • Sheriffo Jarju

    Community Lead, 🇬🇲 The Gambia

  • Sanusi Abdulkadir

    Community Lead, 🇳🇬 Kaduna, Nigeria

  • Josh Venceslas

    Altech Group

    Community Co-Lead, 🇷🇼 Rwanda

  • David Okwii

    Sitemonki

    Community Co-Lead, 🇺🇬 Uganda