Celebrating Innovation and Impact: Winners of the 2023 Women Who Code Hackathon for Social Good

Women Who Code is thrilled to announce the 2023 Women Who Code Hackathon for Social Good winners! This annual digital event brings together our global network of talented technologists, developers, and designers, allowing them to merge their technical skills with a shared passion for making an impact. The hackathon is open to all skill levels, welcoming seasoned developers and newcomers alike to participate and contribute to meaningful change.

Participants joined the hackathon individually and in teams to leverage their technical skills and push themselves to create fully formed, innovative projects in just ten days. 

“Stepping into this hackathon as a first-timer, I quickly learned the importance of adaptability, perseverance, and the crucial role of prompt feedback, “ said Kim C., a hackathon participant. “Every hurdle reminded me these events are not just to celebrate innovations but also our individual journeys of growth.”

This event showcased the diverse talents within the Women Who Code community and exemplified their commitment to using technology as a force for good. Overall Winning Projects were selected, as well as Technical Awards, a Voter’s Choice Award, Outstanding Solo Awards, Outstanding Social Impact Awards, and the Sponsor Passage 1Password Awards. 

Passage by 1Password Sponsored Challenge Winners

• Best Implementation of Passage | LadyScripts | Berenika Ahmetaj and Anna Garmiza 
• Most Valuable Feedback: Food Bids | Yuqing Li (Sunny)  

Overall Project Winners 

• First Place: Dawful Awareness | Josie Daw
• Second Place: Mentorchestra | Deana Hsu, Dana Liepinsh, Brianna Drew, Brittany Catone, Quen Brown. Samyuktha Ganeshkumar
• Third Place (tie): 

• Food Bids | Sunny Li
• Kreatyv Studio | Yelena V. Kozlova

Technical Award Winners

• Best Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Project Award: Team LLMpowerers
• Best Data Science, Analysis, and Visualization Project Award: Texas Pre-K
• Best Mobile Project Award: Dawful Awareness
• Best Software Project Award: Camp Half-blood
• Best Web Development Project Award: Team Unemployed

Voter’s Choice Award Winner 

• Women of the West Coast

Outstanding Solo Award Winners

• Dawful Awareness | Josie Daw 
• Food Bids | Sunny Li 
• Kreatyv Studio | Yelena V. Kozlova
• Soraya | Soraya Carvajal Barona

Outstanding Social Impact Award Winners 

• 3#
• CodeCrafters
• I.T.Girls (itgirls)
• Sound Saviors
• Team LLMpowerers
• The Techstyle Eco-Fems
• Women of the West Coast

The 2023 Women Who Code Hackathon for Social Good winners embody the core mission of Women Who Code: the belief that we can empower diverse technologists to create a better, more inclusive future for tech — together. “I’m grateful to have worked alongside such a committed group,” said Kim. “[I’m] eager for the next opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and make a difference. Here’s to more learnings, connections, and hackathons in the future!”

📺 Relive the excitement by rewatching the 2023 Hackathon for Social Good Finalist Project Announcements and the Closing Ceremony with project demos on the WWCode YouTube channel. 

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