Innovate for Impact: Device & Digital Assistive Tech Hackathon 2025

Global Disability Innovation Hub, Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, Norad
May 15, 2025
Midnight

Be part of a movement driving inclusive innovation across Africa! Join us for the Innovate for Impact: Device & Digital Assistive Tech Hackathon 2025, a dynamic event convening developers, designers, startups, researchers, investors, and disability advocates to co-create the next generation of transformative Assistive Technology (AT) solutions.

This flagship hackathon is powered by Innovate Now, Africa’s pioneering AT accelerator, led by the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) and Kilimanjaro Blind Trust Africa (KBTA), with support from NORAD. It is delivered in partnership with AT4D, a Kenyan OPD and non-profit spun out from GDI Hub’s UK aid-funded AT2030 programme.

What to Expect:

  • Hands-on collaboration on real-world challenges in assistive tech
  • Exposure to cutting-edge devices and digital AT innovations
  • Networking with leaders in tech, disability inclusion, academia, and impact investing
  • Opportunities for funding, mentorship, and acceleration

Register Here

Together, let’s innovate for inclusion. Let’s innovate for impact.