Advance humanitarian action with Azure AI.

AI technologies can have an incredible impact on how we address humanitarian issues. Microsoft is committed to support nonprofits and humanitarian organizations and invites you to take part to advance humanitarian action.  

We challenge you to use AI to provide support in one of these critical areas. 

  • Disaster response 
  • Refugee and displaced people 
  • Human rights 
  • Needs of women and children 

Find a topic you are passionate about. We have collected insights and project examples in the inspiration tab to kick off your project idea.

Requirements

What to Build 

Build an open source application prototype that uses Azure AI to address one or more humanitarian challenge. 

What to Submit 
  • Provide a URL to your working prototype. 
  • Provide a URL to your GitHub code repository. Repository must be public and have an open source license from one of the following: 
  • Include a video (3-5 minutes) that demonstrates your project in action (hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook Video and made public). Video should include an explanation of how your project uses Azure AI to address one or more humanitarian challenge.
  • Provide an Azure Reference Architecture outlining a high-level overview of the tools and devices used within the application. 

 

We recognize that technology alone cannot solve all the challenges of Humanitarian Action, but our hope is that you’ll develop solutions that can help advance humanitarian action projects. Once you decide where you want to focus, Microsoft Azure is here to enable you to invent with purpose. From databases, to IoT, to responsible AI and everything in between, we will help you develop new skills and continue on your personal cloud development journey. 

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Prizes

$10,000 in prizes
First Place
1 winner

• $5000 USD
• Featured on the official Azure Developer Community blog
• Shout out on FB @MSFTDev.US and Twitter @MSTCommunity
• Swag valued at up to $150

Second Place
1 winner

• $2500 USD
• Featured on the official Azure Developer Community blog
• Shout out on FB @MSFTDev.US and Twitter @MSTCommunity
• Swag valued at up to $100

Third Place
1 winner

• $1000 USD
• Featured on the official Azure Developer Community blog
• Shout out on FB @MSFTDev.US and Twitter @MSTCommunity
• Swag valued at up to $100

Honorable Mention
3 winners

• $500 USD
• Featured on the official Azure Developer Community blog
• Swag valued at up to $50

Completion of Learning Path
1 winner

• Swag valued up to $20

Only the first 200 people who complete the learning path are eligible. https://aka.ms/humanitarianhackcsc

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Cameron Birge

Cameron Birge
Sr. Program Manager, Humanitarian Partnerships at Microsoft

John Nisi

John Nisi
General Manager, US Azure Business Group at Microsoft

Katrina Munsell

Katrina Munsell
Director, AI & Innovations Worldwide GTM Strategy at Microsoft

Kumar Shastry

Kumar Shastry
Principal Architect – Data and AI

Tina Sederholm

Tina Sederholm
Sr. Program Manager, AI for Good at Microsoft

Judging Criteria

  • 30% Potential Humanitarian Impact
    Includes the extent to which the solution may help create change or empower communities.
  • 30% Quality of the Idea
    Includes creativity and originality of the idea.
  • 40% Azure Implementation
    Includes how well Azure AI services were leveraged by the developer.

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