Presentation of the event
The development of a country is based on its technology.
Only the level of technology can allow a nation to leap into the future.
It is in the same vision that yanfoma decided to promote technological innovation by organizing the Makers Championship.
The maker championship is a marathon which in fact wants to bring together young technophiles around a competition and allow them to unleash their creative geniuses in innovation. The competition will pit universities, technical schools and fablabs in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Rwanda.
All candidates who have passed the first stage will have certificates of participation.
The winner will have an investment fund of 1,500 US dollars (1,500 USD).
Program
The Makers Championship will take place in several phases.
1- Registration
This phase will be dedicated to the online registration of the candidates on Yanfoma platform. You will find the registration form just below. Fill in all the fields and your team will be registered.
Date: March 15, 2020
2- Elimination
Each candidate will submit a demo of their product so that the jury can assess the level of development and the potential.
Date: May 31, 2020
3- Commercial Evaluation of the Project
After the elimination phases, we will launch an online voting period so that the public can vote for their favorite project and choose according to them, the project that could have the most impact and whose product could make the most profit and sales.
Date: June 1, 2020
4- The Finale
The selected projects for the grand finale will be showcased in their country and public votes will be held, the total of which will constitute a well-defined percentage of the final score. The evaluation will be made according to the level of improvement of the product and on the vote of the public.
Date: October 9, 2020
Register Your Team
Any Questions?
CONTACT US
BURKINA FASO
Phone: (+226) 78235890 / (+226) 71331523
COTE D'IVOIRE
Phone: (+225) 08 23 62 20 / (+225) 78 66 86 72
RWANDA
Phone: (+250) 783 213 002
CAMEROON
Phone: (+237) 6 73 71 31 15