{"id":264,"date":"2026-03-11T12:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/?p=264"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:09:46","slug":"wunti-al-khair-foundation-fellows-sweep-top-positions-at-hackjos-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/?p=264","title":{"rendered":"Wunti Al-Khair Foundation Fellows Sweep Top Positions at HackJos 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Bala Wunti Tech Fellows of the Wunti Al-Khair Foundation (WAKF) have achieved an extraordinary milestone, securing three of the top four positions<\/strong>\u20141st, 2nd, and 4th place<\/strong>\u2014at the highly competitive HackJos 2025<\/strong> innovation challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Competing against eight strong teams, the Fellows showcased exceptional technical expertise and creativity under the theme:\u00a0\u201cIgniting MSME Growth Through Innovation.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Their outstanding performance reflects not only their talent but also the Foundation\u2019s strategic investment in empowering young innovators to build scalable, real-world solutions for national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1st Place: AgriVault \u2013 Agro Marketplace & Smart Storage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Impact:<\/strong> AgriVault is an innovative e-commerce platform designed to connect farmers directly with buyers. By integrating smart-storage features and transparent digital trade, it aims to dramatically reduce post-harvest losses while eliminating market exploitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd Place: Haraji \u2013 Simplifying Tax for Every Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Impact:<\/strong> Haraji addresses the critical challenge of tax literacy among MSMEs. The bilingual (English\/Hausa), offline-first platform provides simplified education and compliance tools for millions of semi-literate and rural business owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4th Place: SwiftLink \u2013 Smart Digital Waybill Platform<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Impact:<\/strong> SwiftLink brings digital transformation to informal logistics networks through a smart waybill system that enables accountability, GPS tracking, and instant digital proof of delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leadership Reaction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe performance of our Fellows at HackJos 2025 validates our foundational belief: empowering youth with the right technical skills and problem-solving mindset is the fastest path to sustainable economic development<\/strong>,\u201d said the Foundation\u2019s Programs Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Path from Prototypes to Impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wunti Al-Khair Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to supporting these high-potential Minimum Viable Products (MVPs). Through its incubation pipeline, the Foundation aims to transition the innovations from prototypes into job-creating enterprises<\/strong> that will serve communities across Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Celebration of Northern Nigerian Innovation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This achievement is more than a competition win\u2014it is a celebration of the creativity, resilience, and world-class potential of youth in Northern Nigeria. WAKF invites partners, stakeholders, and the public to join in recognizing the Fellows\u2019 groundbreaking accomplishments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Bala Wunti Tech Fellows of the Wunti Al-Khair Foundation (WAKF) have achieved an extraordinary milestone, securing three of the top four positions\u20141st, 2nd, and 4th place\u2014at the highly competitive HackJos 2025 innovation challenge. Competing against eight strong teams, the Fellows showcased exceptional technical expertise and creativity under the theme:\u00a0\u201cIgniting MSME Growth Through Innovation.\u201d\u00a0Their outstanding performance reflects not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=264"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions\/330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.thewakf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}