Developer Students' Club NUS (DSCNUS) presents Hack For Good, a student-run virtual hackathon which seeks to inspire students to learn and use technology for social causes. Our innovation challenge is unique in that we are posing real problem statements provided by NPOs in Singapore. Participating teams are expected to create technological prototypes as part of their solution to tackle their chosen statement and directly benefit the NPO backing each statement.

Problem Statements

Environment

1. World Wildlife Fund (WWF):

Food production is a major driver for loss of nature, on land and underwater. Dietary choices can help reduce emissions, the pressure on land and the ocean. A third of food produced worldwide is wasted even before it’s consumed. How can we rescue food before it becomes waste?

2. Conservation International (CI):

Mangrove forests are some of the most productive and biologically-diverse ecosystems in the world, but despite their ecological importance and contribution to mitigating the impacts of climate change, they continue to be cleared for development. How can we bring knowledge of mangroves’ significant role in mitigating climate change into the classroom?

Equality

3. Singapore Council of Women's Organisations

How can we assist women who have to leave their jobs to continue working from their homes in a conducive way so that they continue to progress in their careers and upskill?

Health

4. AphasiaSG:

How can we enable people with Aphasia in Singapore to return to meaningful engagement or employment in the community?

5. SACAC Counselling

Develop a technological solution to address any or some of the following issues centered around stress, anxiety and depression: Overuse of tech/distractions, Lack of sleep, Academic Pressure, Relationships, Nutrition, Performance Stress, Exercise.

Important Dates

Deadline for Submission on Devpost

17th March 2020, 1200hrs

Announcement of Top 10 Finalists via Hack For Good Telegram Channel

18th March 2020, 1300hrs

Final Pitch and Prize Presentation @ NUS School of Computing

21st March 2020, 1400hrs

Finalist Selection

Based on the usefulness, creativity, and technical accomplishment of the solutions, the Top 2 teams in each problem statement will be selected for the final round.

Finalists will be notified via our Announcements and Q&A telegram group on 18 March 2020.

Finalists are expected to do a 5-min presentation + 5-min Q&A on their solution in front of a panel of judges. The finale event will be held physically at NUS School of Computing SR1 on the 21st March 2020.

It is compulsory for you to view and consent to our Code of Conduct and Submission Rights & Display guidelines under the Rules page (link below).

Eligibility

Hack For Good is open to students enrolled in any tertiary educational institution (ITE/Polytechnic/University). Participants are allowed to form teams of 1 to 4 members. You do not have to be from the same school.

Hack for Good embraces diversity and we highly encourage students from all sorts of diverse backgrounds to take part in our hackathon. Champion inclusivity in your groups through partnering up with members of diverse backgrounds- different majors, years, ethnicity, nationalities, you name it!

If you would like to find a team, you can use our telegram group t.me/HackForGoodTeamFormation.

Requirements

Join our Announcements and Q&A Telegram Group

https://t.me/HackForGoodInfo

Every member in your team is to register individually on Devpost

Each of you is required to create an account and click the green "Register for this hackathon" button above.

Register your team on the external link after it has been formed

Only teams who have completed our external registration form in the link above will be considered for our hackathon's final round.

Submission

Only one member of the team:

Email your team's submission to dsc@comp.nus.edu.sg with the file name being your team's name by 19th March, 12pm.

Submissions to DevPost will not be accepted unfortunately.

Submission Requirements

Your submission should be based on one of the problem statements in any of the 3 pillars.
You are required to submit the following on Devpost:
- A presentation deck with the following details:
  - Problem statement chosen.
  - Details of your solutions.
  - Impact and novelty of your solution.
  - Screenshots or video walk-through of your solution.
  - Relevant links to your prototype or code.
- OPTIONALLY a pitch video.
  - At most 4 minutes.
  - Focus on building a good solution rather than on a perfect sales pitch.
We will not accept submissions outside of Devpost.
You can use any programming language, framework or technology to build your solution.
You are highly encouraged to build something new. Usage of boilerplates and frameworks are allowed, but copying of existing ideas and recycling of entire projects will not be allowed.
View our Submission Template.
Submission closes on 17th Mar 2020, 1200 hrs.