over 9 years ago
And the winner is...
The judges have weighed in, and our community has voted! Go to the Opportunity Hack 2016 Chennai - Economic Empowerment Edition gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome submissions.
Even though the competition is over, you don't have to stop coding. Update your portfolio to inform your followers about new projects and get feedback from fellow hackers.
Questions?We're here to help. If you have any questions about the hackathon, post on the discussion forum or email support@devpost.com and we'll respond as soon as we can.
over 9 years ago
Final Submission Alert
Dear Opportunity Hackers,
Wow !!! What an Impressive Weekend it was.
As we are coming to the close of the hack, we wanted to remind you to submit your projects on DEVPOST website.
- Go to our home page: http://bit.ly/ohackchennai2016
- Click that BIG BLUE BUTTON to your right.
- Submit the Github Details and the Final PPT as well.
Thanks
Opportunity Hack Core Team
over 9 years ago
Opportunity Hack : Final Presentation Template
Dear Passionate Hackers and Social Innovators
It is exciting to see that everyone has been hacking non-stop to arrive at your solutions. What Energy ! What Enthusiasm !!
To help you prepare for your presentations tomorrow, we have created a powerpoint template and guidelines to follow.
Click here to download the template and we encourage at least one member from your team to start the presentation making at the earliest.
Thanks
OHack Chennai Team
over 9 years ago
Opportunity Hack 2016 Chennai in Progress
Good luck to everybody and hope you have an amazing and inspiring weekend.
Questions?
We're here to help. If you have any questions about the hackathon, post on the discussion forum and we'll respond as soon as we can.
over 9 years ago
Problem Statements for Opportunity Hack 2016 - Opportunity Hack 2016 Chennai - Economic Empowerment Edition
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NGO Name |
Problem Statement |
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1 |
CWDR |
Needs effective and interactive digital technology support towards developing life-skills, vocational skills, supplementary education and sexual education. The need is for the girls to also be able to share their views and ideals, and find answers for curious questions in their minds. Also need monitoring of progress of these girl children by developing a learning-index that is reflected on an admin interface. The content should be manageable by the staff of the organization.
Beneficiaries: Adolescent Girl Children |
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2 |
JIVASS |
Intends to make a dual impact to society that could not only protect… |
over 9 years ago
Problem Statements for Opportunity Hack 2016
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NGO Name |
Problem Statement |
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1 |
CWDR |
Needs effective and interactive digital technology support towards developing life-skills, vocational skills, supplementary education and sexual education. The need is for the girls to also be able to share their views and ideals, and find answers for curious questions in their minds. Also need monitoring of progress of these girl children by developing a learning-index that is reflected on an admin interface. The content should be manageable by the staff of the organization.
Beneficiaries: Adolescent Girl Children |
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2 |
JIVASS |
Intends to make a dual impact to society that could not only protect… |
over 9 years ago
Meet our Keynote Speaker for PayPal Opportunity Hack 2016, Chennai
Speaker : Suman Srivastava, Founder & Innovation Artist at Marketing Unplugged.Topic : How Non Profits Can Lead The Change in Marketing
Suman is a graduate of Delhi University, IIM Ahmedabad and IMD Lausanne. He has been the CEO of Euro RSCG India and Chief Strategy Officer for Euro RSCG Asia Pacific. Later he was the Vice-Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer of the FCB Ulka group in India.
He has recently published a book titled, Marketing Unplugged: Spotting the elephants in the room.
Suman believes that he was put on earth to be a teacher. He loves teaching and has…
over 9 years ago
Meet our Jury Panelists for Opportunity Hack 2016, Chennai
Sriram V. AyerFounder, NalandaWay Foundation
Sriram Ayer, in his earlier assignment, worked as the Head of New Initiatives for a leading technology firm in Chennai from 1998 to 2004.Personal experiences during the 2002 Gujarat riots however, motivated him to set up Nalandaway Foundation. As Founder & CEO of the organization, Sriram believes in using the power of the arts to change the way education is perceived and delivered to children from low-income groups in India. He was elected an Ashoka Fellow in 2006 and ranked among the ‘Top 50 Social Entrepreneurs in India’ by Outlook magazine. Also…
over 9 years ago
Gear Up for Opportunity Hack 2016
Dear Opportunity Hack Developers
We believe you are all excited and looking forward to Opportunity Hack 2016.
The event is scheduled to happen at PayPal Chennai - 334 Futura IT Park, Sholinganallur, Chennai - 600 119, an we are lining up a set of impactful NGO problem statements for this hack.
The event is a great platform to connect with fellow developers, social changemakers while cranking away lines of code, having some good food, fun and prizes.
For Questions : Reach us at ohackchennai@paypal.com
The PayPal Opportunity Hack Organizing Team is eagerly awaiting to host you !
Thanks
over 9 years ago
Register for Opportunity Conference 2016 - Chennai
Dear Social Innovator
Greetings from PayPal ! This post is about Opportunity Conference 2016, hosted by PayPal in Chennai on November 7th 2016.
PayPal is a world leader in payments and our Chennai engineering center hosts about 1200 employees. We believe in fostering an inclusive economy that empowers communities in which we live and work. As an organization, it is our consistent endeavor to facilitate global growth opportunities, in order to build a better future. Towards that, we host an event called “Opportunity Hackathon” where NGOs propose problems that technology can solve. We connected these NGOs with…