Code for MENA Civic Tech Hackathon & Fellowship 2025 (Fully-funded trip to Bangkok) – YOA

Deadline: August 23, 2025

Applications are open for the Code for MENA – Civic Tech Hackathon & Fellowship 2025. Ignited by the Digital Democracy Initative and CIVICUS with SmartGov because the regional accomplice, the Code for MENA Hackathon Fellowship is a novel, motion-pushed program that brings collectively roughly 50 civil society activists, builders, and designers from throughout the Middle East and North Africa to design, construct, and deploy daring civic tech initiatives that tackle urgent native challenges and assist broaden civic areas.

Over a transformative three-month journey, chosen fellows obtain intensive, tailor-made coaching; arms-on mentorship from regional and world specialists; sensible sources to equip them for success; and entry to a supportive community of companions and friends. The program culminates in a dynamic, immersive, and distinctive digital hackathon expertise, the place fellows pitch their options and profitable groups safe seed funding and continued help to scale their affect throughout the area.

Fellowship Training Curriculum

They have designed an intensive, scale‑prepared programme overlaying:

• Digital Security & Data Protection: To Ensure Participants Safety & Data Governance
• Design Thinking: Creative UX/UI mixed with gamification & nudging strategies
• Effective Coding & Testing Practices: Agile growth methodologies and product‑administration frameworks to guarantee high quality and flexibility
• Storytelling & Pitching: To craft compelling narratives
• Fundraising & Proposal: Writing For sustainable affect

Benefits

All fellows obtain:

• Seed funding alternatives for the highest 4 finalist groups
• Hands-on coaching to provide help to excel in your work
• Membership in a group of like-minded friends
• Networking alternatives with regional and world leaders
• Personalized one-on-one mentorship
• A certificates of fellowship completion
• Fully-funded trip to Bangkok for profitable groups to attend ICSW
• Ongoing observe-up help

Eligibility

• Applicants should be aged 18–40 and residents of one of many following MENA nations: Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, or Syria.
• Individuals, groups, and organizations are welcome to apply—whether or not or not they’ve a undertaking thought.
• No technical background is required, however a powerful dedication to civic innovation and social affect is important.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Code for MENA.