Welcome to Hack Day Jalingo, a community-powered hackathon designed to spark creativity, collaboration, and hands-on learning right here in Taraba! Whether you’re a first–time hacker or a seasoned builder, this is your space to explore ideas, meet new people, and bring something meaningful to life. This hackathon is open-ended any type of project is welcome. Web, mobile, hardware, AI, design experiments, quirky prototypes… if you can imagine it, you can build it. We believe innovation should be inclusive and fun, and Hack Day Jalingo brings together students, developers, designers, and tech enthusiasts for one day of high-energy building. While the hackathon welcomes all project types, our main prize will go to a project that creatively uses Google Gemini either through its APIs, multimodal capabilities, or by integrating Gemini into a solution that solves a real problem.We’re excited to see how you experiment with AI: maybe it's a smart productivity tool, an educational assistant, a community-focused innovation, or something we haven’t imagined yet.
A friendly environment to learn new tools
Mentors and volunteers to support you
A chance to collaborate with people who love building
Opportunities to grow your portfolio with something you’re proud of
Swag, food, fun sessions — and great vibes throughout the day
Literally anything! Some categories you can explore:
AI & Machine Learning
Web Apps & Mobile Apps
Education & Productivity Tools
Community, Health, and Social Impact
Creative, experimental, or just-for-fun projects
Hack Day Jalingo is less about pressure and more about enjoyment, learning, and community. You’ll get time to think, build, laugh, and share your work with others. At the end of the day, teams will demo their projects, celebrate each other’s creativity, and discover new ideas born right here in Jalingo.
Jalingo 660213, Taraba, Nigeria
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