Hack4SDGs

April 12, 2021

Participants of Hack4SDGs marathon, Photo: UNDP 2021

Hack4SDGs is a marathon to “hack” the challenge of facilitating the achievement and implementation of the SDGs in Guinea-Bissau through social entrepreneurship and innovation, with the pandemic COVID-19 as the current work context. Jointly funded by UNDP and World Bank, and implemented by Innovalab, it involved teams working together to create solutions and address challenges to SDGs' realization. With 8 teams selected from more than 80 projects and more than 450 candidates, the 3-day hackathon started on March 11th, 2021.

Saudi on the Spot, winners on of the hack, Photo: UNDP, 2021

Saudi on the Spot was announced as the winner on the final day of the hack, on March 13th, and was awarded seed money of 1,000,000 Fcfa to kickoff its project.