Intwana Yase Kasi – Innovation Challenge 2026 (Edition 2)
6/10 sections recovered · name · leaderboard description · match catalog cover · match catalog tags · match catalog funding · leaderboard submissions · match catalog
1 fund applications (1 funded) · 1 season
Empowering Cape Town’s Deep South youth to solve real-world problems through technology,…
ArtCommunity DevelopmentEducationSocial ImpactTechnologyYouthEmpowerment youthai-technologyarts-mediacommunity-economyeducation
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About
We are building the second edition of Intwana Yase Kasi - Innovation Challenge, a beginner-friendly slow hackathon that empowers Deep South youth, creatives, and aspiring technologists to co-create solutions to real community challenges
Impact
The project equips youth with skills in technology, art, and innovation to solve local challenges, strengthen Deep South communities, foster collaboration, and showcase creative talent that drives long-term social and economic impact.
Progress
The first edition (Jan–Feb 2026) engaged 47 participants from diverse backgrounds. Teams developed community-focused projects addressing transport, small businesses, and youth opportunities, demonstrating strong local interest
Team
We successfully hosted impactful youth-focused initiatives, including the first edition of this hackathon.With the experience and lessons learned from the first hackathon, we are well-positioned to deliver an even more impactful and successful one
Funding
| Sales | Venus | S+V | Match | S+V+M | Venus extras | Prize | V2+M+P | V2/S | (V2+M)/S | (V2+M+P)/S | Raised | Available | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 6 | $15 | $0 | $15 | $15 | $30 | $0 | $20 | $35 | 0.0x | 1.0x | 2.3x | $0 | — |
| Total | $15 | $0 | $15 | $15 | $30 | $0 | $20 | $35 | — | — | — | $0 | — |
Fund applications
| Season | Fund | Status | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 6 | Deep South Creative Futures Fund | funded | 2026-01-28 |
Season totals as displayed on the platform's public accounting — not a statement of amounts paid out. V2 = Venus sales + Venus extras. The original page also broke each season down by fund drive and showed an Available (unclaimed) balance; that level of detail survives only on the preserved snapshots.
Leaderboard page (offline): https://artizen.fyi/projects/intwana-yase-kasi--innovation-challenge-2026-edition-2
Wayback: leaderboard page ↗ · Wayback: platform page ↗
Not recovered: creator, links, drives, snapshot. Sources: "snapshot" = verbatim Internet Archive page · "platform metadata" = archived artizen.fund page metadata · "leaderboard" = the artizen.fyi public accounting tables · "match catalog" = the platform's public fund-matching catalog (captured 2026-10-15, generated 2026-09-07) · "community catalog" = a June 2026 platform scrape preserved in a community repo.
Top siblings
Projects that applied to the same funds.
| Project | Shared funds | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Unplug to Upskill: The Card Game That Brings AI Literacy to Every Child The AI revolution won't wait. Give every child and teacher the literacy to lead it — thro… | Deep South Creative Futures Fund | $62,725 |
| 2. | HOPE An EP of five experimental tracks ministering hope out of brokenness. | Deep South Creative Futures Fund | $20,814 |
| 3. | Voices of the Land From Women to the world a journey of voice and vibration. Music, stories, and sacred soun… | Deep South Creative Futures Fund | $19,991 |
| 4. | adopt a tree Building climate-smart communities by teaching kids tree planting and agroforestry skills. | Deep South Creative Futures Fund | $14,777 |
| 5. | Solar clean water A Solar Clean Water Program is a life-saving initiative that uses solar energy to provide… | Deep South Creative Futures Fund | $765 |
| 6. | The International Artists Project Documentary First Documentary to Tell the Stories of Music Artists Born in Every Country on Earth | Deep South Creative Futures Fund | $563 |
| 7. | International Artists Project Global Music Community uplifting artists born in every country of the world, preserving h… | Deep South Creative Futures Fund | $462 |
| 8. | Greenpill Network - GreenSci Support GreenPill chapters to explore local DeSci ideas or exising projects aligned with… | Deep South Creative Futures Fund | $398 |
Other funds of top siblings
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