@Lenva and I represented Manaiakalani at an impactNPO Hackathon weekend in April, held at GridALK. The aim of these events is to create a working solution for charities or non-profits. The solution that participants work on over the weekend depends on the needs of the individual NPOs they choose to help.
We were there to hopefully find a solution for our young people, specifically our Year 0-3 learners using an iPad to share their learning via Blogger. Previously we used a blogger App for iOS however this is no longer available and the desktop version of blogger on iOS is challenging for our little people to grapple with. This was a weekend commitment by everyone participating. We were on a mission!
How the Hackathon works?
On Friday evening each of the NPOs had 5 minutes to pitch their problem followed by a speed dating session where the volunteers had an opportunity to ask questions and make connections with others, so each team had the skills they needed to solve their specific problem.
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| Our Manaiakalani Pitch |
Saturday and Sunday were spent creating a working solution. Lenva and I attended over the weekend to answer questions and as a reference for the volunteers, to ensure they had everything needed to develop a solution by the end of the weekend. Each team also shared regular progress reports, which also helped us stay on track with our timing.
We had an awesome team of talented people on our project, including designers and programmers. Can't say enough about the hours of collaboration and problem solving they invested over the weekend to build a workable and bespoke solution for us. More about our solution in future posts...
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| GridAKL our space for the weekend's Hackathon |
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