Hack To The Rescue

Turn your coding skills into global nourishment! 🌍🌱 In collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Tech To The Rescue is hosting the Zero Hunger Hackathon, focusing squarely on eradicating food insecurity. Join forces with us to bring innovative solutions to the table and help move the needle on global food insecurity. Why do we need you to step up? In a world where over 800 million go to bed hungry, the stakes have never been higher. From the far reaches of Sub-Saharan Africa to the diverse landscapes of Latin America, food insecurity looms large, threatening progress, health, and hope. Why should you join? Empower global communities - Your code has the power to open up pathways to essential nutrition and support sustainable food solutions. Innovative collaboration - Team up with peers and experts to bring your ideas to life, using AWS's advanced technology to make a real-world impact. Learn and grow - Expand your tech horizons with workshops and mentorship from technology and social change leaders. Ready to code for change? Join us in this pivotal moment to shape a future where hunger is no longer a barrier to human potential. Your innovation and creativity could lead the way to a world of zero hunger. ✍ Register your team here: https://bit.ly/3VzHEcu 🗓 Mark your calendar for this essential coding online marathon happening 22-24.05 NGOs, join our mission! Is your #NGO tackling food insecurity with innovative approaches? We need your insights and challenges for the Zero Hunger Hackathon. Let's collaborate to create impactful solutions. Contact Carol Sánchez for more details! #ZeroHungerHackathon #CodeForGood #TechAgainstHunger #InnovateForImpact #TechForGood

🌬 Breathing clean air is a right, not a privilege. As we face the air pollution crisis, let's unlock solutions using technology. 🤓 IT experts, this is your call to action – how can we leverage digital tools to improve air quality now? 🔍 Case Study: OpenAQ's Impact on Air Quality Global Movement OpenAQ Inc is a nonprofit that democratizes global air quality data to fight air inequality. OpenAQ exemplifies how technology and open data can drive meaningful change in environmental challenges. 📊 Data Aggregation and Harmonization: Aggregating data from diverse sources worldwide, OpenAQ harmonizes it on a centralized, open-source platform for universal accessibility. 🌐 Open API for Wide Accessibility: Their open API connects developers and organizations directly to air-quality data, making integration seamless. 🍃 How does it impact the Air Quality Movement? ✅ Empowering Research and Advocacy: Accessible and reliable data enhance the effectiveness of initiatives led by researchers, policymakers, and advocates. ✅Fostering Innovation: The open API sparks innovation, disseminating air quality information, raising awareness, and driving policy changes. ✅Global Community Building: OpenAQ's approach builds a global network addressing air inequality, connecting individuals and organizations worldwide. 🔗 Read more in our letest report and choose your way to contribute! https://bit.ly/3NPa1Pk

🌍 Great News in the Fight Against Air Pollution! 🌬️   We're excited to announce the release of our latest report, "Fighting Air Pollution with Technological Innovations (Report 2023)"! 📊 💻 We encourage all tech experts and wizards to explore practical ways you can contribute to creating better air quality solutions globally. Your expertise can make a big difference! 🤝 👉 https://lnkd.in/dAdEXSg6 👌 What will you find inside? 🔍 Insights from 10 Countries: Explore the risks associated with poor air quality and understand why tech innovators' help is urgently needed to address air pollution. 🌍 Spotlight on Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia: These regions face unique challenges, and the need for targeted solutions. 💡 Successful Case Studies: Learn from inspiring examples of how technology has been harnessed to combat air pollution, offering innovative solutions that make a real impact.

🙌 We thank our incredible prize sponsors for making our recent Hackathon an even more fun and socially useful event! ✨ SoftwareOne Dropbox @GAIA Thanks to their generosity, we boosted our challenge prizes to $7000, with $1000 allocated for each finalist to donate to an NGO of their choice. 🏆💙 This fueled friendly competition and empowered us to contribute to meaningful causes close to our hearts. Additionally, our sponsors contributed an extra $8000 for extra competitions and prizes that could be won for nominated NGOs, adding an extra layer of excitement and motivation for our talented participants! 🎉💰 At Tech To The Rescue, we believe in combining innovation with impact, and thanks to our prize sponsors, we not only had fun but also made a positive difference by supporting important causes beyond Hackathon. 🌐🤝 A massive shoutout for the support and commitment to fostering creativity, collaboration, and social responsibility! 👏👏👏

🚀 Celebrating Air Quality Hackathon Success! 🌟 We are thrilled to share a snapshot of our recent hackathon journey through this infographic! 🎉 From groundbreaking solutions to exceptional teamwork, each statistic tells a story of innovation and determination towards global impact. Thank you to all participants for bringing their A-game, and special congratulations to our winners and finalists who exhibited tech brilliance that we wish to scale up. 🌐

🏆 Meet the top 3 Winners of the Air Quality Hackathon! 🚀 🎉 We're still buzzing with excitement! 🌟 Before we dive into post Hackathon details, we couldn't wait to share the incredible talent and solutions that emerged during the event. Let's celebrate our champions! Brainhub Congratulations to Łukasz P., Jan Zoń, Agnieszka Grabałowska, and Piotr Waleń! The challenge from Polish Smog Alert was no small feat - transforming a mobile lung experience into a digital space for a global audience. Brainhub's innovative solution, a website and mobile app, uses real-time data from OpenWeather API to visually represent lung damage based on air quality. They even added a mobile game where users can combat air pollution. Amazing work, team! 👏 BlueRider.Software A big round of applause for the team Bartosz Kozłowski, Adam Czarkowski, Norbert Szorc, @Rafał Kurzyna Sebastian Burzyński, Adrian Michalski! Tackling the challenge from the Thailand Clean Air Network, they developed "AirVocacy", a digital platform integrating live sensor data for real-time air quality updates. Their user-friendly chatbot, powered by GPT 3.5 and an AI meme generator, engages a broader audience in understanding air pollution. Fantastic job on bridging the gap between legal jargon and the community! 👍 Camaraderie Team, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hats off to the Camaraderie team @Venkat Viswanatha a, Gabriel Verreault, Dr. Qiong (Jo) Zhang, Andrew Wallace, Satish Kathiriya ! Addressing the challenge from @Afri-SET in West Africa, they've innovated data processing with the solution they called "Bedrock Mining the Air for Data Nuggets." Their solution, utilizing Language Models (LLM) to automatically generate Python codes, significantly streamlines data engineering efforts. With AWS integration, human oversight, and responsible AI features, they've set a new standard in scalable and secure data processing. Well done on making a tangible impact in air quality monitoring! 🌍✨ Kudos to all participants for your incredible solutions and commitment to making a difference! 🙌 Stay Tuned for more post hackathon updates! #TechInnovation #AirQualitySolutions

💥In 30 minutes, we'll start the closing ceremony and announce the winners of the Air Quality Hackathon! 🏆 👀If you want to know what amazing solutions were created during those 3 days, watch it live on our website! 📺hacktotherescue.org With our amazing hosts Ana Camerano Jacek Siadkowski Daniel Di Giusto

🌐 We're entering DAY 2 of the Air Quality Hackathon! Yesterday the participants learned and chose the challenges. After inspirational talks, now is the time for tech talks. Today, our talented teams will dive even deeper into innovative solutions with tech experts: Margaret O'Toole Thomas Basikolo Krystian Bergmann We hope our innovators will take up the challenges with the same energy as our hosts! Good luck!

We’re going live in 45 minutes, our fantastic hosts Ana Camerano, Daniel Di Giusto Di Giusto are waiting for you! https://lnkd.in/dh9b7AzJ

⏰ We're starting in less than 3 hours! Take advantage of the fantastic keynote speeches (open to the public), visit our website, and watch the live broadcast! Here:https://lnkd.in/dh9b7AzJ Anna Dworakowska: Clean air for all - Polish fight for clean air Maggie Carter: Empowering change: driving social impact with technology Axel Clauberg: A leap towards cleaner air: cloud-powered clean transportation See you in a bit!