With the comprehensive external hackathon, NaiHack; We break down silos, connect people from different areas of expertise, ideate new products and facilitate the knowledge transfer within the competitors.
*This is an in-person event – Free event – Limited spaces
You get the opportunity to network with people in the industry, and collaborate on delivering a working proof of concept that solves a real-world problem, over a few hours!
NaiHack provides a venue for self-expression and creativity through technology. People with technical backgrounds come together, form teams around a problem or idea, and collaboratively code a unique solution from scratch — these generally take shape in the form of websites, mobile apps, and robots…
Additionally, apart from giving you an experience to the current market, we have a few staff members who are a product of our previous hackathons.
The below are the technologies we usually explore or touch on during NaiHack
React Js
Gatsby
HTML 5
CSS 3
Node JS
AWS
Mongo DB
C#
Netlify
They are experts in their own field, and here to connect with you, be your mentors and give suggestions as you hack away ;)
After all, they are responsible for designing the problem you are solving.
Get to know each other :) and go over the NaiHack brief.
You will split into teams of 5 members each, and you will then be given collaborator access to the Github repo. You will set up the project and ensure you are able to deploy builds successfully to your team's branch. Our facilitators will help with ensuring you are set up.
Team collaboration has began, ideas are being thrown around, diagrams drawn, research carried out, tasks assigned and you approach the problem as a team. And of course, the best part of it all, you code the solution.
Studies suggest that coders have a larger appetite than other humans, as such there will be food and drinks available for you during lunch.(in addition to the coffee & snacks available through the day to help you code)
The second half begins! You resume with the project, and re-align your tasks, so that you can attain a feasible deliverable by the end time. This shows how you work as a team, under the time constraint pressure of delivering a working proof of concept.
Each team will present their solution for a maximum 10 minutes, showing their working proof of concept and also showing everyone how they approached the project by explaining to us their code, and answering any questions from the audience.
Winning team announced and trophies handed out, certificates of attendance given to all participants, and final notes from organisers.
You have made new friends, this is your chance to get their insta username so you can keep in touch.
The task involved creating a web page that acts as a vendor dashboard to keep track of orders and also a client dashboard to create those orders. The participants were provided with a pre-built React app and they were required to build a Nodejs API that will be consumed by the React app. The API was supposed to enable functions like order creation, order fetching, user and vendor notifications, and store the data in a MongoDB database.
| Project Name: | Gas Vendor System |
| Tech stack: | React and Node |
| No of participants: | 10 |
| View on github | Github |
The task involved was to create an interactive timetable for an organization that offers courses. The minimum requirement for this task was pulling the data from a JSON file and showing it on the interactive table using javascript. Additionally, the participant could go the extra mile of adding functionalities like filtering by name, and time. delivery type, price, and so on.
| Project Name: | Interactive Timetable |
| Tech stack: | React and Node |
| No of participants: | 10 |
| View on github | Github |
This was a Hackathon geared towards enthusiasts in the IT installations & IT helpdesk space. We had a hardware challenge, where participants were asked to identify various hardware components that are used for ELV installations. We also went over how to properly use each component, in the installation process. We as well had an informational session with our installations experts, that went over Advanced server concepts, as well as Data Networking best practices.
| Project Name: | Hardware, Data Networking & Server support bootcamp |
| Tech stack: | WindowsServer; Hardware ELV installations; Data Networking in practice |
| No of participants: | 20 |
| View on github | Github |
This was a hackathon with a focus on frontend. The task involved was to create a good looking brochure website for a company in the construction industry. The participants built the concept homepage from scratch. Minimum requirement was to have a homepage with good use of layout(negative space) and is responsive.
| Project Name: | Brochure website on Gatsby |
| Tech stack: | Gatsby, React, Node |
| No of participants: | 8 |
| View on github | Github |
We'll be solving a problem that most Kenyans find quite a pain when they visit a mall, building or hospital.
Paying for parking...
The worst part about paying for parking, apart from having to pay in cash of course, is having to go to the parking machine, stand in a queue, put in your ticket, and then pay. Fact is, we love convenience. Convenience is a currency. We are willing to pay that extra shilling to be able to do it from the comfort of our phone.
If only you could pay for parking through Whatsapp...
You will be building a Whatsapp chatbot that is integrated with the m-pesa Daraja 2.0 api and hooked up with our Parking Management system(dataset), in a matter of hours.
The m-pesa api is set up so its just a matter of making calls to it, and the dataset are ready for you. The focus will be how you build the chatbot to process these m-pesa payments.
around 7-8 hours , from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Please note this is a physical event only; there will be no capabilities for attending this event online.
Any of the skills mentioned in our tech stack. If you are a Backend-developer, you are best suited as this is a backend oriented Hackathon with less focus on frontend. You need to have a Github account at the very least, and basic knowledge on CI, so you can push commits to your team branch. If you are a fellow front end developer, still apply, to test your backend skills ;)
You will need a Laptop and a Github account at the very least. Snacks and refreshments will be provided, as well as Lunch
It's happening on Friday 8th July 2022 at SNDBX, and it's about Whatsapp Chatbot that allows payment for parking via m-pesa.
Absolutely! Researching is a skill.
Yes, as long as you have some skill, feel free to register. Hackathons such as NaiHack, are an opportunity for you to get real industry experience, find out if it's something you like, and it is good to have on your resume as well.
No this event is free :)
Located in: CMS-Africa, Ground Floor
Address: CMS Africa House, Chania Avenue, Kilimani, Nairobi
8th July 2022
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