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Overview:

Join Africa’s Talking for an exciting Women in Technology hackathon focused on Fitness and Wellness Solutions! Harness the power of Africa’s Talking APIs (SMS, USSD, Voice, Airtime, Insights, and Chat) to build creative digital tools aimed at improving physical health, mental well-being, and overall wellness. Participants will ideate, design, and prototype solutions—from personalized workout apps and nutrition planning platforms to mental health tracking services—that empower communities to lead healthier, more active lives. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting your tech journey, this hackathon offers hands-on experience integrating Africa’s Talking APIs into impactful products that can transform how we approach fitness and wellness across the continent.

Why Attend?

• Empower Women in Tech: Be part of an inclusive platform that supports women developers, data scientists, and innovators to showcase their skills and drive positive change.

• Hands-On Learning: Gain practical experience using Africa’s Talking APIs to build real-world solutions and strengthen your portfolio with impactful projects.
• Networking and Collaboration: Connect with industry professionals, mentors, and fellow tech enthusiasts while forming valuable relationships for future collaborations.
• Make a Difference: Tackle pressing fitness and wellness challenges, creating solutions that can enhance health and quality of life for communities across Africa and beyond.
• Recognition and Visibility: Present your innovations to experienced judges and potential investors, opening opportunities for mentorship, funding, and further growth.

Key Focus Areas:

• Digital Wellness Platforms: Create user-friendly web or mobile apps that monitor and promote healthy habits, daily activity tracking, goal setting, and progress visualization.

• Personalized Fitness and Coaching: Develop AI-driven or data-centric solutions that provide tailored workout recommendations, virtual coaching sessions, or gamified fitness programs.
• Nutrition and Diet Support: Design apps that assist users in meal planning, calorie tracking, and dietary recommendations, integrating local food databases for context-specific guidance.
• Mental Health and Stress Management: Build tools that offer meditation, therapy chatbots, mood tracking, and stress management resources, encouraging holistic wellness.
• Community Engagement and Wellness Challenges: Leverage Africa’s Talking SMS, USSD, or Chat APIs to host fitness challenges, group workouts, or local health campaigns that strengthen community support.
• Wellness Education and Awareness: Develop accessible platforms for sharing reliable fitness and wellness knowledge, offering interactive courses, expert webinars, or peer-to-peer mentorship.

Target Attendees:

• Software Developers
• UI/UX and Product Designers
• Data Scientists and AI/ML Engineers
• Entrepreneurs in HealthTech
• Innovators in Fitness and Wellness
• Educators and Researchers in Health and Fitness

These diverse groups of attendees will bring a range of skills, perspectives, and ideas to the hackathon, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment for innovation.

All developers, from all fields, are welcome for the hackathon.

What to Expect as an Attendee:

• Cutting-Edge Tools and Technologies: Gain access to Africa's Talking APIs and SDKs, specifically designed to streamline implementation and ensure a seamless experience.
• Mentorship and Guidance: Collaborate closely with seasoned experts from Africa's Talking, who will serve as mentors throughout the hackathon. Benefit from their guidance, insights, and support as we build together.
• Expand Your Network: As a member of our community, you'll have the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, potential collaborators, and industry professionals. Build valuable relationships that can propel your career or projects to new heights.
• Exciting Rewards and Recognition: Get a chance to win cash prizes and earn recognition for your innovative solutions. Get to receive accolades for your contributions through our social media, potential collaborators and other platforms.
• Qualify for the Marketplace Program: By participating in the hackathon, you become eligible to join our exclusive Marketplace Program. Unlock opportunities to further develop and monetize your solutions, making a lasting impact on Africa's economic growth and development.
• Exposure to other women in tech opportunities.

Solution Criteria:

• Use of Africa's Talking APIs: How effectively the project utilizes one or more of the Africa's Talking APIs i.e. SMS, USSD, Airtime, Voice, Insights, Chat.
• Innovation: The originality and creativity of the project idea and implementation.
• User Experience: How well the project meets user needs and provides an intuitive and seamless experience.
• Functionality: How well the project performs the intended functionality and handles errors and edge cases.
• Presentation: The clarity and effectiveness of the project demonstration and pitch.

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Developer Documentation (We welcome feedback)

THEME: Fitness and Wellness Solutions

The winning solution will receive cash prizes as follows:

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

Social Media give-aways too!

More exclusive prizes and giveaways to attendees.

Contribute to open-source.

Agenda:

1. Introductions

2. Overview

• Technical hands-on session

3. Ideation

• Form teams where need be.
• Feedback

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

5. Demonstration and Wrap-up

• Teams or individuals will demonstrate 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

Join our community channels:

• Community Page:
• Join Africa's Talking Women In Tech Community here

• Twitter (X):
• Follow Our Page on X here

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

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.

Everyone is welcome!

Transport:

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