tiphub to host Diaspora Day of Civic Hacking Feb. 7 in Nairobi, Accra, Lagos, Atlanta, Oakland, & DC

WASHINGTON - Jan. 13, 2015 - PRLog -- On February 7, 2015 The Diaspora Day of Civic Hacking (DDCH) will gather technology evangelists and community leaders across 6 cities and 4 countries to devise innovative solutions in support of organizations that empower Diaspora communities around the world. The event is organized by tiphub, the business accelerator and consultancy that supports seed stage technology and social impact ventures in Africa and the African Diaspora.

Aimed at leveraging the ingenious of the African Diaspora to counter social issues, DDCH will bring together a mix of technologists and thought leaders to spark transformative economic, social, cultural, and political change.Over the course of the day event-goers will segment into teams in which they will develop plans and hacks to counter technical challenges on behalf of the 2015 DDCH featured organizations: Asante Africa Foundation, The Peace Corps, BudgIT, The Dream Defenders, United Negro College Fund. Upon completion of the event, the projects will be supplied to the featured organizations to review in addition to being uploaded to our open sourced portal where visitors can access the hacks to ignite change within their own communities all around the world.

DDCH attendees have the option of mobilizing at one of the 6 DDCH featured locations or may activate locally within their own communities. Participating locations include:

iLab Strathmore University in affiliation with Sankalp Africa Summit - Nairobi, Kenya (Event Headquarters)

HubAccra - Accra, Ghana

Wennovation Hub - Lagos, Nigeria,

Impact Hub - Washington, DC

Impact Hub - Oakland, CA

Opportunity Hub in affiliation with Georgia Tech University - Atlanta, GA

“The globalization of technology has enabled us to intermingle new notions with traditional structures for real-world impact,” says tiphub Co-founder and Marketing Director Amanda. “tiphub is delighted to spark a trans-atlantic conversation and facilitate the transmission of ground-breaking ideas through cross-continent collaboration.”

The Diaspora Day of Civic Hacking is free and open to the public. To register please visit, CivicHacking.tiphub.org.

For media or sponsorship inquiries, please contact tiphub Marketing Director Amanda Spann at

amanda [at] tiphub.org.