Application for Senegal Youth Consortium Hackathon closes soon

The youth window initiated by the Senegal Youth Consortium is a digital platform that aims to centralize information, tools, tutorials, courses, opportunities and various resources intended to strengthen the empowerment and citizen participation of young people, increase the employability rate of young people and develop entrepreneurial capacity in the suburbs.

Be a part of the Senegal Youth Consortium Hackathon powered by JokkoLabs Senegal and create a virtual platform that provides training, employment and entrepreneurship support to young people in Senegal.

Through an inclusive and participatory approach, the Senegal Youth Consortium is organizing a Hackathon the aim of which is to consolidate the specifications and collect the needs and expectations of users to develop a one-stop-shop for youth.

Fill in this information to apply for the 2 virtual sessions on April 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and April 24 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

About JokkoLabs

The JokkoLabs initiative was born from the desire to fight inequality and find future solutions by exploiting the possibilities offered by information technology and collective knowledge.

JokkoLabs is a private, not-for-profit international initiative launched in Dakar, Senegal. It is an independent “action tank” that aims to identify and support the innovative ideas from entrepreneurs of the digital economy, cultural industries and media in order to accelerate the competitiveness of nations and prosperity for all.

Based in Dakar, Senegal, JokkoLabs Senegal officially opened on 10/10/10 the first coworking space in Africa.

Now several hubs around 7 countries including France (Nanterre): Sénégal (Dakar, Ziguinchor), Mali (Bamako), Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou), Côte d’Ivoire (2 hubs à Abidjan – Angrè & Vallon, and soon a Fablab in Bingerville/CME and in Korhogo), Cameroun (Douala), Gambie (Banjul) and 2 representations: in Marocco (Casablanca and Congo (Pointe noire).

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