Fellow organizes international hackathon with IMSA
On January 24, MayCreatorz STEAM Initiative (MCS Initiative), founded by fellow Ejiroghene John (Nigeria, 2023), hosted a bi-national hackathon, “A Cross-Cultural Exchange Network Event.” Held on the International Day of Education, the program was anchored by the students of the SWENext Club at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA), hosts of the 2023 Pitch Day in Chicago, for the students of the Community Secondary School (CSS) Olanada in Nigeria.
Training participants to solve real world problems with AI, coding, HTML and CS, the event drew 50 students and 7 teachers from CSS Olanada, as well as virtual participants from other schools in Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, and other parts of the world.
The second series of the hackathon will take place in late February. MCS Initiative hopes to secure 5 to 10 laptops by then for participant use in hands-on skills training.
