The B-prepared Hackathon Concludes with Outstanding Results

On September 19, we organized one of the most exciting events of the B-prepared project: the hackathon, where the finalists selected in the previous round were invited to compete. Ten participants from four countries joined the offline challenge, each tackling a personalized development task and presenting their solutions to the jury. The decision was not easy, as the level of competition was exceptionally high — in the end, in addition to the three main prizes, two special awards were also presented.

The event offered an important takeaway: both the jury’s feedback and the projects themselves highlighted that the topic requires deep professional expertise and complex knowledge, far beyond the usual frameworks of community-driven development. This demonstrates that our project addresses a genuine gap, inspiring new solutions in an area where community innovation has so far struggled to achieve a breakthrough.

Of course, the work does not stop here: we will soon host a live-streamed event, and next summer in the city of Ustka we will test the practical applicability of our solutions through a real-life exercise designed to assess community preparedness for disaster situations