Partners
Challenge Partners
Organizations that provided technology, infrastructure, and prizes for the Mjanga AI Challenge 2026.
"From Idea to Impact: Building the Future of Africa" — a month-long grassroots AI hackathon for African innovators.
Three outstanding teams rose to the top from a field of 7 finalists competing across 8 tracks.
Six finalist teams delivered live working prototypes to a panel of five expert judges.
Diagnostic co-pilot and personal health companion for underserved clinics.
Predictive maternal health monitoring for rural pregnant women.
Multilingual platform making legislation accessible in English, Kiswahili & Sheng.
AI-powered fraud detection and financial security for African markets.
Smart agricultural intelligence to support smallholder farmers.
AI-driven waste classification and environmental impact tracking.
A virtual capacity-building session to equip teams with the skills and mindset to build competitive AI solutions.
Six judges evaluated teams across five rubric categories, each submitting independent scorecards and written feedback per team.
Each judge scored teams independently across five categories using personal scorecards, with written comments submitted per team.
Does the solution address a real, significant problem in an African context with clear potential for community impact?
Is the prototype functional, well-built, and does the code support the features demonstrated?
Is the product intuitive, accessible, and designed with the end user — often in a low-resource context — in mind?
Did the team communicate their solution clearly, compellingly, and handle Q&A with confidence?
Does the solution proactively address ethical considerations, data privacy, and responsible AI deployment?
Teams chose one primary track to compete in, spanning the most pressing sectors for African communities.
Organizations that provided technology, infrastructure, and prizes for the Mjanga AI Challenge 2026.