About the challenge

The Afropix 2026 Hackathon is focused on creating compelling visualizations and software that highlight achievements across various fields. Participants will work in teams of 1 -4 members to develop projects that showcase building technology that can impact local communities positively.

Key Details:

  • Teams must create original work during the hackathon
  • Open-source libraries and APIs are permitted and encouraged
  • AI tools like GPT are allowed, but participants should understand and be able to explain their work. Participants are responsible for any and all code written.
  • Each team will have the opportunity to present their project to the judges
  • Projects will be evaluated on relevance, visualization effectiveness, creativity, technical implementation, and practical impact

Get started

Here's some skills and knowledge that might be helpful to learn:

Development Tools:

Claude Code

Cursor IDE

Visual Studio Code

GitHub

ChatGPT

Figma

Data Analysis and Visualization:

  • Python with libraries like Matplotlib, Plotly, Seaborn, Pandas, and NumPy
  • Jupyter Notebooks for interactive development
  • Tableau for creating dashboards
  • Excel for basic data manipulation
  • R for statistical computing
  • JavaScript libraries like D3.js for web visualizations
  • React.js and Next.js for full stack applications

Version Control:

  • Git for code management and collaboration
Team Formation
  • Teams will consist of 1-4 members
  • If you do not have a team, we encourage you to partner up with other people looking to find one during AfroPix
  • Organizers and volunteers will help and guide any hackers that get stuck

Requirements

What to Build

You have freedom to build anything you wish! We are trying to keep the theme relatively to local impact, but you are allowed to be as creative as you want. Below are some ideas to help you out.

  • Create a mobile/web app that maps  local resources like food banks, shelters, legal aid, free clinics, and job training centers
  • Create an AI-powered assistant that helps users understand legal documents and connects them with local lawyers or legal clinics.
  • A platform connecting community gardens, local farmers, and residents to reduce food waste and improve food access, ppl can find affordable fresh produce nearby or volunteer at gardens

What to Submit

Your final submission on DevPost must include:

  1. Demo Video (1-3 minutes)
    • Showcase your project's key features
  2. Project Story (1-3 paragraphs)
    • Explain your motivation for choosing the topic
    • Describe the challenges you tackled
    • Share what you learned
    • Discuss potential future improvements
  3. GitHub Repository Link
    • Include a comprehensive README with:
      • Project overview
      • Installation instructions
      • How to run the project
      • Technologies used
      • Team member contributions
    • Ensure your code is well-organized and documented
    • Make the repository public

 

Remember that judges will evaluate your submission based on the design, business potential, inspiration, relevance to the theme, and engineering skill or complexity displayed. 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Raffle Entries
1 winner

Raffle entry for 2nd and 3rd, main prize for 1st.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Black in Technology

Black in Technology

Judging Criteria

  • Private Rubric

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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