🧭 Overview
Welcome to the Addis Ababa Hub.
This space is the main coordination point for teams building through the Addis Ababa community of place. It exists to help you stay aligned, organised, and supported throughout the hackathon and learning process.
Here you’ll find:
- The flow of activities taking place in the Addis Ababa Hub
- Submission requirements, milestones, and timelines
- Direct access to team workspaces and documentation
- Key contacts, mentors, and support channels
- Templates, guides, and shared learning resources
🛣️ Get Started
Before participating, please complete the steps below.
These ensure you receive all updates, attend required sessions, and submit your work correctly.
🧾 Step 1: Participant Information Page
This is the central reference point for the hackathon.
You’ll find:
- Event overview and structure
- Submission guides for all stages
- Timelines and deadlines
- Official updates and announcements
🔗 Access here:
https://directed.notion.site/directed-cats-hackathon-info
💬 Step 2: Communication Channels
All coordination happens through the channels below.
Make sure you join both.
📢 Announcements (important updates only)
https://t.me/ethcatshub
❓ Q&A Group (questions, clarifications, support)
https://t.me/+yLFcebkRBflmMzdk
📅 Step 3: Google Calendar
All key activities are scheduled here, including:
- Workshops
- Kahoot sessions
- Submission deadlines
- In-person Hackathon Day
🗓️ Addis Ababa Hub: Programme Calendar
November 4 – December 15
🎥 Step 4: Zoom Setup
Zoom is used for:
- Workshops
- Team reviews
- Live coordination sessions
Please ensure it is installed and working on your device.
🔗 Download Zoom:
https://zoom.us/download
Once these steps are completed, you’re ready to participate 🚀
If anything is unclear, ask in the Q&A group — that’s what it’s there for 💬
About the Addis Ababa Hub
Purpose
The Addis Ababa Hub exists to create a grounded, supportive environment where innovators can explore their place, engage with community realities, and work on problems rooted in local context.
The aim is to help teams surface what matters in their city and translate that understanding into meaningful, regenerative technological projects.
Vision
To grow a resilient innovation community in Addis Ababa—one that listens carefully to local needs, values community voices, and enables young builders to design solutions that strengthen social, economic, and institutional systems.
Mission
To guide teams through a structured but human process that combines:
- Community exploration
- Technical and design skill-building
- Collaboration and peer learning
- Prototype development and clear documentation
The mission is simple: ensure every team in Addis Ababa has the clarity, support, and mentorship needed to deliver work grounded in real community insight.
📅 Hub Schedule & Key Activities
The Addis Ababa Hub follows a clear flow to help teams move from:
exploration → sense-making → design → prototyping → final submission
Each phase has defined expectations, review checkpoints, and documentation requirements.
Teams are expected to show real progress at every stage.
👥 Our Team
The Hub Team provides structure and continuity across the Addis Ababa Hub.
Roles are collaborative and adaptive, focused on facilitation, coordination, documentation, and mentorship.
🧩 Teams in This Hub
The table below helps teams stay visible to one another and quickly access project materials.
| Team Name | Focus Area | Team page |
|---|---|---|
| Ethio-Origins | Making smallholder farmers visible by preserving identity, origin, and regenerative practices across supply chains | page |
| Team Axiom | Improving trust and continuity in healthcare referrals through verifiable records between local institutions | page |
| Pixel | Empowering female artisans by creating trusted digital spaces that connect creators directly with buyers | page |
| Endubis | Designing accessible and culturally grounded dispute resolution for decentralized digital commerce | page |
| Africhain Aid | Restoring trust in humanitarian aid delivery through transparent, verifiable distribution records | page |
| Abugida | Strengthening youth-run micro-enterprises by making local trust and loyalty visible and shareable | page |
| Solution Genesis | Enabling Ethiopian freelancers to receive global income reliably through predictable and compliant payment access | page |
| Genius by Mistake | Protecting farmer identity and fairness by making origin, proof, and shared truth visible across agricultural value chains | members |
Each team is responsible for keeping its documentation, demos, and learning artefacts up to date.