Requirements

Develop a plan to support Bantwana Africa’s impact by identifying strategic opportunities that address one or more of the following areas:

1. Effective organizational structuring options as a regional, South-led, yet globally linked entity that leverages national affiliates in Africa, the US, and elsewhere

2. Identifying and initiating corporate, philanthropic, and civil society partnerships and consulting or advising opportunities that position Bantwana to grow and become more financially self-sustaining

3. Emerging economic sectors (e.g. green economy) with growth potential and low barriers to entry for youth enterprise and employment, especially for adolescent girls and young women

4. Appropriate, adaptable business and IT tools that can enhance service and information outreach to target populations in contexts of long distances, limited literacy, and an unreliable communications infrastructure

All submissions must be cost-effective and actionable solutions that can be readily implemented by WEI/Bantwana. 

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Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Prizes
1 winner

The winning Chapter will be featured on the
HBS Online Business Insights Blog and given additional opportunities to highlight their work.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Luis Viceira
Senior Associate Dean of HBS Online and HBS Executive Education

Alton Mpungu

Alton Mpungu
Technical Advisor in Bantwana and the Deputy Director of the World Education/John Snow Inc Center for Capacity Development

Simeen Mohsen

Simeen Mohsen
Senior Managing Director of HBS Online

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
    Are the suggestions teaching WEI/Bantwana something new?
  • Actionality
    Can WEI/Bantwana reasonably get the idea off the ground?
  • Evidence-Based
    Is there sound reasoning and evidence embedded within the idea?
  • Detail and Specificity
    Is there enough detail to fully understand and implement the idea?
  • Delivery Plan
    Have you included a timeframe, milestones, and anticipated outputs?
  • Cost
    Are there cost estimates, including suggestions of cost recovery or funding and investment sources?

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