HackVillage

Civic Tech Build Sprint

0 teams

Tools that help Kenyans track public services, report issues, and follow up.

Status

  1. Prize Vault
  2. Hackathon live
  3. Judging
  4. Winners paid 50%
  5. Milestones settled

Problem Statement

Residents report broken water points, potholes, and missing services, then never hear back. Over three weeks, build tools that route reports to the right office, track them publicly, and close the loop with the people who raised them.

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Prize Breakdown

  • 1st place

    50% on the day · 50% on milestone

    KES 150,000

  • 2nd place

    50% on the day · 50% on milestone

    KES 75,000

Winners receive 50% instantly on the day; the rest releases on verified milestone completion.

Organizer

Technetium Kenya

Verified OrganizerTrust score 100

Technetium Kenya runs community-first hackathons across Nairobi, Kisumu, and Mombasa. We partner with local hubs, universities, and employers so every build tackles a real Kenyan problem. Every prize pool is escrowed before a hackathon goes live, winners are paid on the day, and every team leaves with feedback from the judges.

Hackathons hosted
13
Prizes escrowed
KES 7,615,000
On HackVillage since
Sept 2026

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Key Dates

  1. Registration closes

  2. Hacking starts

  3. Submissions closeNext

  4. Media delivered by

All times are Nairobi time (EAT).