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Sicily is calling ☀️
Apply by 15 May for a chance to join our Hackathon in Palermo on 13 June!
This summer, with the support of Google.org, we’re heading to the beautiful region of Sicily to host our next hackathon. Palermo is home to a dynamic startup scene and thriving youth-led initiatives so what better location than Cre.zi. Plus in the district of Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa to host this new edition.
Selected teams will take on a 12-hour innovation sprint to tackle election disinformation and boost civic engagement, they will be guided by experts and mentors throughout the entire process.
Are you up for the challenge?
Oh… one more thing! If you apply by 05 May, you might get some of your travel and accommodation costs covered. So you know what to do: apply early!
Want to join us? Great! Here is everything you need to know
05 May 2025 - Last day to apply early for a chance to get some of your travel and accommodation costs covered
15 May 2025 - Applications close
19 May 2025 - Selected teams are invited
13 June 2025 - The big day! Hackathon time, call it D-Day or H-Day, we’ll be ready!
Experts & Mentors
To be announced soon
Regional Partners
Palermo Partners
ThinkYoung is a not-for-profit organisation, aiming to make the world a better place for young people by involving them in decision-making processes and providing decision-makers with high-quality research on youth conditions. ThinkYoung conducts studies and surveys, makes advocacy campaigns, writes policy proposals, and develops education programmes: up to date, ThinkYoung projects have reached over 800,000 young people. We have offices in Brussels, Geneva, Hong Kong and Nairobi. ThinkYoung has 12 years of experience working to empower students all over the world with needs-tailored programmes such as the ThinkYoung Coding School and the ThinkYoung Entrepreneurship School.
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Google.org, Google's philanthropy, supports nonprofits that address humanitarian issues and apply scalable, data-driven innovation to solving the world's biggest challenges. We accelerate their progress by connecting them with a unique blend of support that includes funding, products, and technical expertise from Google volunteers. We engage with these believers-turned-doers who make a significant impact on the communities they represent, and whose work has the potential to produce meaningful change. We want a world that works for everyone—and we believe technology and innovation can move the needle in four key areas: education, economic opportunity, inclusion and crisis response.
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