Combat loneliness: how hackathons can help revolutionize our society

Hackathons can be a great way for developer to leverage their skills to build solutions that have an immediate impact on society. Joining a coding challenge can help you materialize your ideas. Bente Acking, founder of TheHeroLoop will tell you how.

TheHeroloop is winner of the 2020 Call for Code Regional Award in Europe. A yearly challenge for developers and problem solvers to build solutions that fight back against the most pressing issues of our time. No surprise, the theme for this year was focused on the Covid-19 pandemic, looking at Remote Learning, Crisis Communication and Community Building.

In this Q&A session Bente will tell you more about her journey from idea to deployment, giving you some tips on how to start bringing your own ideas to live.