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Salford Hackathon
Start Date
29/09/17
End Date
29/09/17
Location
MediaCity UK, Salford, Arrive M50 2NT, UK
Lead
FACT Salford and Youth Charter
Report
main Impact Outcome
1. Education - SDG 4
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YC Chair, Geoff Thompson, helped to judge the Salford Hackathon organised by FACT Salford.
The Salford Hackathon saw groups of young people develop ideas for how Digital Technology can help address the issues of our 21st Century Global Society.
Inputs
Time Utilisation
250
Hours
Investment
£5,000
British Pounds
Outputs
6
Stakeholder Partners
36
Young People or Participants
10
Social Coaches
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Impact Outcomes
Youthwise Project Outcomes are set against the following 7 UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that deliver the Youth Charter Community Campus Model and Legacy Cultural Framework:
Education
The Salford Hackthon included school pupils from Geater Manchester to provide a unique digital activity learning experience.
Health
Improving health and wellbeing was a key theme of the hackthon competition.
Citizenship
Yes
The school pupils addressed citizenship rights and responsibilities, such as responsible use of social media platforms, as part of the hackthon competition.
Environment
Yes
The hackthon was delivered at MediaCityUK, providing access to the world class facilities to local school pupils from Greater Manchester.
Further & Higher Education,
Employment & Entrepreneurship
Yes
The Salford Hackthon helped raise the school pupils aspirations for careers in both the media and digital industries.
Collaboration & Partnership
Yes
The hackthon competition was deliered with the support of the Youth Charter, MediaCityUK, BBC, University of Salford, UTC@MediaCity and local schools from Greater Manchester.
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Participation (EDIP)
Yes
The schools pupils who participated in the Saford Hackathon were representative of the diverse communities of Greater Manchester.