<Br/eak>Poverty Hackathon

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Mobile subscriber growth rate in Africa is expected to double in the next four years, and people in rural East Africa will spend over 15% of their income on mobile technology. Mobile apps not only matter in the developing world, they are life changing. Over half of even the poorest twenty percent of people in Africa have mobile phones in their homes.

On November 20th, the Break Poverty Hackathon will bring developer teams together to build apps (Mobile, Web, SMS, and hardware) for people in developing countries. These apps will help people in rural and impoverished areas around the world, whose only access to technology, communication, and knowledge is through their mobile phone.

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Attend our post-hackathon event, held on November 24th, bringing together individuals in technology and international development for an inspired panel discussion, a chance to see the incredible hard work of the BreakPoverty Hackathon finalists, hear the winning team announcement - and even vote for the people's choice award! All ticket sale proceeds will be fundraised for a donation to Free The Children.

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