This weekend, the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies hosted its annual Hack for Humanity, a project competition focused on creating policy solutions for pressing humanitarian issues. This year, 55 students across 12 teams developed projects around this year’s theme of combatting “mis/disinformation.”
Two teams won first place this year, earning eligibility for $3,000 in seed funding to further develop their projects. The first winner, “Truth Fairy,” aims to educate rural communities on oral health and the second, “Elevas,” focuses on educating youth in rural agricultural communities on environmental-related health issues.
Maggie Murphy, assistant director of the center for human rights and humanitarian studies, said that this year’s Hack For Humanity solutions could be technical, but may also include educational campaigns, policy proposals and social programs…