About the Green Hackathon
A 4-day event designed to develop innovate solutions and creating sustainable and scalable business models and strategies.
Participants will meet like-minded individuals and work in teams to brainstorm, collaborate, spark innovative startup ideas, and developing a prototype.
Teams will receive support from mentors throughout the event, and all teams will pitch their concepts to a panel of experts. Successful teams will receive a financial award to help take the first steps toward executing their ideas.
Nahdet El Mahrousa is implementing this program with support from Arabian Cement Company.
Time until the deadline
When and Where will the Hackathon take place?
On October 23rd to 26th. At MQR, GrEEK Campus, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt.
Key Environmental Challenges/Themes
Key Environmental Challenges/Themes
The hackathon focuses on addressing two primary challenges:
1
Sustainable Construction
Exploring ideas for environmentally friendly designs and building materials. This includes energy efficiency, renewable energy, green technology, and innovative construction methods.
2
Cement Waste Management
The cement industry generates significant amounts of solid waste and gaseous emissions. The goal is to innovate ways to recycle various types of waste and reduce emissions.
Sub-themes include:
In addition to the two main themes, the following subthemes will also be explored:
1
Energy Efficiency
Improving energy use in buildings through smart design and sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption.
2
Artificial Intelligence for Smart Construction
Improving energy use in buildings through smart design and sustainable materials to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption.
3
Water Conservation
Reducing water usage in construction by integrating water-saving technologies and recycling water within the construction process.
4
Sustainable Building Design Tools
Digital tools and technologies that assist in creating eco-friendly buildings and ensuring that structures meet sustainability goals from design to completion.
5
Construction Waste Recycling
Digital tools and technologies that help create eco-friendly buildings and ensure that structures meet sustainability goals from design to completion.
6
Cement Waste Recycling
Developing solutions to recycle cement waste to reduce emissions and pollution from the industry.
7
Innovation in Cement Production
Exploring new and more sustainable ways to produce cement to reduce energy consumption and emissions from
8
Low-Carbon Cement Production
Working to produce cement that contributes to reducing the carbon footprint, supporting the sustainable construction industry.
Why Join this Green Hackathon?
Mentorship Guidance
Receive guidance from experienced consultants to help you tackle real-world challenges, create impactful, sustainable, implementable, and scalable solutions.
Hands-on Experiences and Entrepreneurship Skill Development
An opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment, learn and acquire essential skills such as design thinking and business model development, in addition to many other topics.
Networking Opportunities
A chance to meet and work with new like-minded people, and to build a network that can support you after the hackathon.
Financial Award
20,000 Egyptian Pounds per team, helping you take the first steps to implement your project.
Take Sustainable Action
Make a Sustainable Impact, and Contribute to solving the environmental challenges facing society, and be part of the shift towards a more sustainable future.
Mentorship Guidance
Receive guidance from experienced consultants to help you tackle real-world challenges, create impactful, sustainable, implementable, and scalable solutions.
Hands-on Experiences and Entrepreneurship Skill Development
An opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment, learn and acquire essential skills such as design thinking and business model development, in addition to many other topics.
Networking Opportunities
A chance to meet and work with new like-minded people, and to build a network that can support you after the hackathon.
Financial Award
20,000 Egyptian Pounds per team, helping you take the first steps to implement your project.
Take Sustainable Action
Make a Sustainable Impact, and contribute to solving the environmental challenges facing society, and be part of the shift towards a more sustainable future.
Who Can Apply?
This hackathon is open to anyone eager to make a real impact and who is passionate about finding sustainable environmental solutions to existing problems.
Apply if you are:
- Between the ages of 18 and 30.
- Passionate about environmental sustainability and innovation
- Open to working in teams and collaborating on creative solutions
- Have a startup idea with social or environmental impact (or be ready to develop one).
How to apply?
Please fill out the application form in either Arabic or English and submit it before midnight on Thursday, October 13, 2024.
For any inquiries, please contact us at this email address.
Key Dates
October 13th
Application deadline
October 23rd to 26th
Event dates
Where will the event take place?
The event will take place at iHub Innovation hub, El-Khalifa El-Maamoun, Mansheya El-Bakry, El Weili, Egypt
عن برنامج خَلّيها سويسي
يعد برنامج خليها و جددها امتدادًا وتطورًا لبرنامج خَلّيها سويسي الذي استمر لمدة ٨ سنوات واهتم بدعم رواد الأعمال المجتمعية في محافظة السويس من خلال مساعدتهم على مواجهة التحديات الاقتصادية والمحلية وخلق فرص لمشاريع قابلة للربح ولها تأثير مجتمعي أو بيئي. ولذلك، برنامج خليها وجددها هو التعاون الثاني لنهضة المحروسة مع شركة العربية للأسمنت، ويسعى إلى توسيع الأثر المجتمعي وانتشاره بجميع محافظات مصر.
برنامج خَلّيها سويسي برعاية الشركة العربية للأسمنت وتنفذه جمعية نهضة المحروسة. وكان مصدر دعم وتطوير لرواد الأعمال والمشاريع والشركات الناشئة المجتمعية في السويس. ركز البرنامج على دعم الشركات الناشئة في مرحلتين مختلفتين:
مرحلة الفكرة: وفيها وجه الدعم لرواد الأعمال بداية من مرحلة الفكرة إلى التحقق من فاعليتها، فتم تزويدهم بالمهارات والمعرفة بريادة الأعمال المجتمعية، مع تسليط الضوء على الفرص المجتمعية والبيئية المتاحة في السويس.
المرحلة المبكرة: أستهدفت هذه المرحلة المشاريع المجتمعية في المراحل المبكرة من تواجدها في الأسواق. وفيها العمل على تمكين رواد الأعمال من الوصول إلى خدمات مالية وغير مالية مما يساعد على تأسيس تلك الشركات الناشئة على أسس قوية.
ظهر نجاح البرنامج من خلال تأثيره في ريادة الأعمال المجتمعية ورؤية التغير الإيجابي داخل المجتمعات في محافظة السويس. على مدار ٨ سنوات من العمل، نلاحظ تأثيرًا ملموسًا على المشهد الريادي في السويس، حيث دعم البرنامج نمو ٧٠ مشروعًا ناشئًا، وطـوَّر إمكانيات أكثر من ٢٠٠ رائد أعمال مجتمعي، وقدم أكثر من ٣٠٠ ساعة من التدريب وجلسات الاستشارة في ١٥ قطاعًا مختلفًا. ألهم هذا البرنامج القائمين عليه، لبداية برنامج آخر يمتد تأثيره إلى خارج حدود السويس، محتضنًا مناطق جديدة ينشر فيها الأثر المجتمعي و هو البرنامج الجديد خليها و جددها.
About Arabian Cement Company
Arabian Cement Company is a leading cement producer in the Egyptian market. The company’s plant is located in Suez Governorate and produces up to 5 million tons of high-quality cement annually, representing approximately 8% of Egypt’s total domestic production. Over the years, the company has earned numerous quality certifications, including ISO 9001 for quality, ISO 14001 for environmental compliance, OHSAS 18001 for health and safety standards, and ISO 50001 for energy management. The company has been listed on the Egyptian Exchange since May 2014. For more information, please visit their website.
About Nahdet El Mahrousa
Nahdet El Mahrousa (NM) is an Egyptian not-for-profit, non-governmental organization (NPO/NGO) that builds the capacities of organizations to improve and expand their social impact. It does so through a) an incubator program that supports social enterprsies from the idea stages all the way to the growth and scale up phases, b) a capacity building program for NGOs and other civil society organizations, and c) an entrepreneurs’ hub that offers business support services, coworking facilities, and a range of other services like trainings, workshops, events, and networking opportunities.