Code For Impact

U.S.–Nepal Tech Innovation Hackathon Series

7 provinces · 35 teams · 175 innovators · 4 winning teams

Compete, collaborate and fast-track your journey toward mentorship, a USD 1,000 seed grant and potential follow-on funding from the $5M Tech Fund. Code For Impact invites Nepal’s youth, developers and entrepreneurs from all seven provinces to reimagine how technology can drive social and economic transformation at scale.

This is not just a hackathon. It is a six-month nationwide innovation journey designed to turn bold ideas into market-ready tech solutions.

📅 Event Overview

⏳ Program Duration: Six months
🌍 Coverage: All 7 provinces of Nepal
👥 Participants: 35 teams | 175 innovators
🏆 Winning Teams: Top 4 teams

🎯 Program Objective

💡 Innovation with impact: Solve real social and economic challenges in Nepal
🌐 Global tech exposure: Leverage U.S. technologies and open APIs
🚀 Market readiness: Build solutions with a clear path to adoption and scale
🤝 Ecosystem access: Connect with mentors, investors and industry partners

🧩 Priority Sectors

🌾 Food Security and Agriculture
🎓 Education and Skills
🏥 Health and Well-being
🏞 Tourism and Wellness
💳 Digital Commerce and Financial Empowerment

Cross-sector and hybrid ideas are strongly encouraged.

🛠 What You Should Build

🔗 Tech-enabled solutions: Harness U.S. technologies and open APIs
🧠 Human-centered design: Built for low-resource environments
🤖 Responsible AI: Ethical, accessible and inclusive use of AI and data
📈 Adoption-ready: Clear use cases for enterprises, governments or communities
💰 Scalable impact: Low-cost solutions that can scale across Nepal

🏗 Program Structure

🧑‍🏫 Learn from Experts:
Interactive virtual bootcamps led by Nepali, U.S. and diaspora mentors covering problem validation, solution design, DevOps and AI/ML tools like AWS, OpenAI, V0, GitHub and Figma

⚙️ Build and Compete:
Two-day provincial hackathons where teams ideate, prototype and pitch solutions supported by local and global mentors

🚀 Refine and Showcase:
Structured mentorship to test, refine and strengthen prototypes leading to a National Showcase in Kathmandu

🏆 What’s In It for the Teams ?

All Selected Participants (35 Teams · 175 Innovators)

🛠 Learn and build: Hands-on bootcamps, premium DevOps and AI/ML tools, live mentorship and device support where needed

Top 14 Teams

🔬 Refine and test: One-on-one mentorship to improve design, usability and market fit

Top 7 Teams

🎤 Pitch and connect: Present live at the National Showcase before innovators, investors and partners

Top 4 Teams

🌱 Scale and impact:
💰 USD 1,000 seed funding
🚀 Post-Award Acceleration Pathway
🤝 Access to investor networks
🏅 National recognition as Code For Impact Champions 2026

📋 Basic Eligibility

🎂 Age: 18 to 40
🇳🇵 Residency: Must be a Nepali resident
👥 Team size: Minimum 2 and maximum 5 members
📚 Background: Open to all academic, vocational and professional fields
💻 Skills: Basic digital literacy required. Familiarity with GitHub, Figma, AWS or OpenAI is a bonus

🕒 Timeline

📌 December 15, 2025: Close of applications
📌 January 2026: Virtual bootcamps
📌 January to May 2026: Provincial hackathons
📌 February to June 2026: Mentorship and refinement
📌 June 2026: Top 7 announcement
📌 June 2026: National pitch and awards
📌 June to August 2026: Post-award support