Are you an ambitious business in Uganda trying to develop a tech remedy that avoids or resolves issues with land justice? Apply for the East Africa Jenga Haki Lab 2023 at the HiiL Innovation Hub.
A program called Jenga Haki Lab challenges people to develop original ideas for using technology to avoid or address specific justice problems. The solutions are founded on an annual topic that shifts. This year, three of these programs focusing on crime and land-related issues will be carried out in Kenya and Uganda.
The theme for this round of applications is: How do you use technology to prevent or resolve land
problems such as fraud and disputes in Uganda?
Benefits:
The Jenga Haki Lab programme offers a 5-week long programme that provides the selected
teams with:
- Match with like-minded and talented entrepreneurs to build a solution
- Training during the residential 2-day Jenga Haki Weekend. The training will be on;
- Prototyping
- Human-centered design or Designing for your User testing
- Leadership and Project Management
- Pitching and Presentation
- Two weeks of product development sprints for the teams to design, develop and test their
prototype. - Pitch at the Jenga Haki Festival in front of a 3 member Jury and stand a chance to win grant
funding of:- 1,000 Euros to the Winner
- 750 euros to the 1st runners up
- 500 euros to the 2nd runners
Eligibility:
- The programme is suitable for individuals with Innovative solutions/ideas that can address
land justice problems in Uganda including:- Land boundary disputes
- Land fraud
- Disputes over land ownership, transfer and land titles
- Land evictions
- Land succession disputes
- Jenga Haki has also been designed to support teams hence all applicants must be willing to
be in/form teams of 3-5 members. - Members of the team must be above 18 years of age and residents or citizens of Uganda at
the time of application.
Jenga Haki looks for teams that have:
- 3 – 5 Individuals with a passion for justice and entrepreneurship.
- Multidisciplinary teams based on the following background/expertise:
- Law/Legal
- Business knowledge
- Have a social science background such as sociology, psychology
- Have IT or Software development experience
Application:
Registration closes on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 11:59 EAT. Late applications will not be
considered.
