By Joseph Mtendere Ligowe

Blantyre, October 7, Mana: The Unleash Hack Malawi over the weekend conducted a two-day hackathon at Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), which was aimed at providing young Malawians with the knowledge to create innovative solutions through mentorship that can bring impactful changes within their society.

Speaking during the activity, the team leader for Unleash Hack Malawi, Joe Nkhula said that the youths are the solutions to the problems we are facing as a nation hence they need to be equipped with knowledge that will positively impact their community.

“We want youths to take charge of their community by identifying a problem in their community and be able to find a solution on how they can solve that problem for themselves. So we are part of it because if the solution needs money we can help them find the donor provided they can provide proof that they can do it,” said Nkhula.

One of the participants, a second-year student from MUBAS Eneless Martias said that the hackathon has been fruitful for her as a young star.

“This workshop has been an eye opener because we have realized that we as youths have the power to come up with the solutions to the problems that our communities are facing and also help in reducing the unemployment rate,” she said.

Unleash Hacks is a global initiative that aims at providing local talents with tools, knowledge, and support to address sustainability challenges in their society.