#AfricaBuildsAI 

"Participating in the #AfricaBuildsAI hackathon was a great experience, with smooth organization and clear communication. The challenge provided a new perspective on the topic and new ideas for further development. The team's skills allowed for the extension of solutions for practical use cases and accessing business value for organizations."

"The team's understanding of project requirements led to an innovative approach, exceeding our expectations. The final product significantly impacted our work, and we are excited to use the API tool to assist refugee talent in accessing sustainable employment."

"This experience was very good for LadyAgri. It helped us to better understand the trends of our audience (women cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire) and the challenges they face in terms of accessing finance. It is very important to train African talents who are on the ground and who also understand the realities behind the data and statistics. We encourage the creation of more local teams and expertise."

"The experience was effortless, well-prepared, and executed with precision. The final presentation provided us with a new perspective on our data and yielded real findings from the analysis. Though more work remains, it was an excellent starting point."

" I think such short events where you meet together with people to create something in a short time are the best accelerators of personal growth, and by meeting new students and mentoring them through this project, I think I grew a lot, and I hope they did as well."

"The quality of the participants was astounding. They’re knowledgeable and very motivated. They wrote production quality code from the get-go phase. Being around such motivated individuals helped spark again the will to develop new tools and to work on subjects that matter and have an impact."

“It was a great opportunity to learn new skills, collaborate with fellow data enthusiasts, and apply our knowledge to real-world problems. I found the most valuable aspect of the hackathon to be the feedback and guidance from our supervisors, who helped us improve our solution and presentation."

“The experience I got from the #AfricaBuildsAI hackathon was great. It was all about learning and enhancing my critical thinking and problem-solving skills and abilities. The most valuable thing about this is the skills I gained both technically and professionally, as well as the network of people I met during this 1-week hackathon."

"The #AfricaBuildsAI hackathon was a game-changer for me. It was exciting to use NLP models like NLTK, BERT, etc. in real situations, which helped me connect the dots between theory and practice. This practical experience has strengthened my AI and data science skills and given my career a boost."

" AfricaBuilds AI hackathon has been a valuable experience for me. The idea of completing a task for a client in a week was already enough to test the speed at which my skills in data science could quickly be deployed to help my team. I enjoyed the mentoring process and, most importantly, the teamwork."

"One of the highlights of mentoring my hackathon team was witnessing their enthusiasm and dedication. They were quick learners, displayed a strong work ethic, and exhibited impressive technical skills. Their hunger for learning was evident, and it was truly inspiring to see them collaborate and tackle complex AI challenges."