Cursor Kigali Hackthon

Cursor Kigali Hackathon June 2026 Build Rwanda with Cursor Join developers, students, designers, founders, and technology enthusiasts for a full day of building, collaboration, and innovation. The Cursor Kigali Hackathon 2026 is a community-driven hackathon organized by the Cursor Rwanda Community, bringing together builders from different backgrounds to create practical solutions to real-world challenges using modern AI-powered development tools. Whether you're an experienced developer, a student exploring new technologies, a designer, or a founder with an idea, this event is an opportunity to meet other builders, form a team, learn from mentors, and turn ideas into working prototypes. Throughout the day, teams will collaborate to design and build solutions within selected challenge tracks, present their work to judges, and connect with fellow innovators from Rwanda's growing technology ecosystem. Challenge Tracks Participants will build solutions within one of the following challenge areas: Digital Public Services & Citizen Experience Financial Inclusion & Smart Banking Education & Future Skills SME Growth & Entrepreneurship Health & Community Wellbeing Additional challenge statements may be introduced by event partners. Who Should Attend? This event is open to: Software developers University students Product designers Startup founders Technology enthusiasts Self-taught builders No matter your experience level, if you enjoy building and solving problems, you're welcome to participate. Team Formation Participants will work in teams of 2–5 people. Already have a team? Great. Coming alone? No problem. Team formation opportunities will be available at the beginning of the event, allowing participants to meet, connect, and form teams. Important Hackathon Rule The spirit of the hackathon is to create, collaborate, and build during the event. To ensure fairness for all participants: All submitted projects must be built during the hackathon. Pre-built projects, existing products, or previously completed solutions are not eligible for judging. Participants may arrive with ideas, research, and plans, but the actual development and implementation must take place during the event. What You'll Gain Hands-on experience building with AI-powered development tools Opportunities to collaborate with talented builders Access to mentors and industry professionals Exposure to real-world problem solving Networking with Rwanda's technology community The opportunity to showcase your project to judges and partners Come build, learn, collaborate, and help shape the future of innovation in Rwanda. We can't wait to see what you'll create.

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