The US Embassy and the Uganda Muslim Youth Forum invites interested youth entrepreneurs (18 – 30 years) to participate in a Hackathon competition from January 8-10, 2016. The Hackathon will bring together 30 young entrepreneurs to ideate, incubate, network, and create solutions, culminating in a pitch zone competition where groups will present their ideas to an expert panel.
The winner of the competition will receive $5,000 as start-up funding to implement his or her ideas and will be posted at an incubation hub in Uganda for 6 months of mentorship and training. Those interested are encouraged to fill in the application by January 4, 2016.
Follow this link to start the application process: https://goo.gl/V5zW9G