Students are invited to participate in World Data Lab’s  Hackathon running from  17th to 28th February 2023. The winner will be announced on 6th March 2023, at the University of Nairobi. The prize? A paid internship with World Data Lab. The winner will also make a presentation during the University of Nairobi and World Data Lab partnership launch event on 8th March 2023.  More details here

The goal of this hackathon is to use data science techniques and any programming language of your choice to uncover insights and design solutions related to youth employment/unemployment.


Participants will have access to a variety of employment datasets and will be challenged to use these datasets to build data visualizations, models, or other tools that can help policymakers, educators, and other stakeholders better understand and address youth employment issues such as barriers related to education,  financial constraints, skills and education mismatch, undignified unemployment and a lack of job opportunities in certain sectors.


Please confirm your participation by emailing linda.karani@worlddata.io. A case study will then be sent to you and you will have until Tuesday, 28th February to complete it. 

Please note: This Hacakthon is open to UoN students only.