In the flurry of technological excitement, we often forget technology’s true purpose… To solve real-world problems faced by real people. This is why we are partnering with the UNDP AtFinLab.
UNDP AltFinLab will contribute to the African Blockchain Championship through the provision of UNDP challenges meant to serve as inspiration for contestants of the competition. These challenges described real-world issues that could potentially be addressed through the use of blockchain technology. The purpose of providing these challenges is to channel innovative solutions to help address the challenges described using blockchain technology. The best solutions from the Championship may potentially be onboarded to the second cohort of the SDG Blockchain Accelerator, implemented by UNDP AltFinLab in September 2025.
Challenges exist to help contestants in their search for useful things to build. Each challenge is composed of a description of a problem, an indication of what’s been tried before, the challenge owner and a description of the ideal state after the successful implementation of the solution.
Yes! Challenge relate only to the problem to be solved, but not the specific technology to be used. Bounties presented by sponsors indicate what tech that is to be used.