FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Accra, Ghana | Nairobi, Kenya | Lagos, Nigeria

Atlanta, Georgia | Washington, DC

http://civichacking.tiphub.org

Aimed at unlocking the ingenious of the African Diaspora to tackle social

issues, DDCH attendees will mobilize with fellow participants at one of our
partner locations or within their own communities. Event-goers will segment
into team and spend the day overcoming technical challenges and developing
prototypes on behalf of dynamic organizations such as the The Peace Corps,
The Dream Defenders, United Negro College Fund, Asante Africa Foundation &
more.

ORGANIZERS

TIphubs Diaspora Day of Civic Hacking is a global day of advocacy and

hackathon that pairs technologists and community leaders to brainstorm
on and build out digital solutions for organizations that strengthen and
support Diaspora communities around the world.

Participating locations include Nairobi, Accra, Lagos, Washington, DC,

Atlanta, Oakland & more.

400+
Expected
Attendees

Global
Venues

Civic
Projects

LOCATIONS

Upon completion of the event, the projects will be supplied to the featured
organizations to review in addition to being uploaded to our open sourced
portal where visitors can access the hacks to ignite change within their own
communities all around the world.

Hub Accra Accra, Ghana

iLAB at Strathmore
University Nairobi, Kenya

Wennovation Hub Lagos, Nigeria

Georgia Tech
University Atlanta, Georgia

Impact Hub DC Washington, DC

SPONSORSHIP TIERS
Featured
Participants
& Challenges
EDUCATION
United Negro College Fund - UNCF
is the nations largest and most
effective minority education
association organization.
With 40 private, historically
black, member colleges and
universities, the organization has raised more
than $3.6 billion to help more than 400,000
students receive college degrees at UNCF-member
institutions and with UNCF scholarships.
Asante Africa Foundation - Asante
Africa Foundations programs
provide sustainable solutions that
help disadvantaged children gain a
solid education. What began as a
two-village project, led by three women with a
passion for youth and education, has expanded to
over 26 partnerships (and counting) with schools
in 31 villages in Kenya and Tanzania. Over 660
teachers and 30,000 students have directly
benefited from primary and secondary school
scholarships, training for youth and teachers
and the 69 infrastructure projects completed to
date, including classrooms, student dormitories,
latrines and water tanks.

CIVIC ADVOCACY
The Dream Defenders - The Dream Defenders
develop the next generation of radical leaders
to realize and exercise our independent
collective power; building alternative systems
and organizing to disrupt the structures that
oppress our communities.
BudgIT - BudgIT is a creative start-up driven
to retell the Nigerian budget and public
data in a finer detail across every literacy
span. The company aims to stimulate citizens
interests around public data and hence trigger discussions
towards better governance.BudgIT believes that access and
understanding to the budget is a basic human right.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

The Peace Corps - As the preeminent
international service organization of the United
States, the Peace Corps sends Americans abroad
to tackle the most pressing needs of people
around the world. Peace Corps Volunteers work
at the grassroots level toward sustainable
change that lives on long after their serviceat the same
time becoming global citizens and serving their country.
When they return home, Volunteers bring their knowledge and
experiencesand a global outlookthat enriches the lives of
those around them.

Tier
Sponsorship Amount
Website and social media
recognition
Swag included in gift bags
Prominent name and logo on
all printed material related
to event
Logo included on invite
Name recognition in all press
related material
Resume submissions from
participants
API / Platform Integration
Sponsored activities (raffles,
giveaways)
Can add perks to prize pack
Reserved digital suite on
website
Targetted email marketing
Includes virtual keynote
presentation
Name included in the event
name (ie: Tiphubs Diaspora
Day of Civic Hacking
Presented by ______________)

In-Kind (Food
& Beverage)

Community

Recruiting

Application

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Contact

For media inquiries or sponsorship

requests contact Marketing Director,
Amanda Spann at amanda@tiphub.org
For more information on The Diaspora
Demo Day of Civic Hacking visit us at
civichacking.tiphub.org.
To learn more about tiphub, visit us at
tiphub.org