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Solve Real-World Challenges. Create Lasting Impact.
Are you ready to turn your ideas into action? Join the Unite for Action: Social Impact Hackathon, a two-day event where students from all backgrounds and universities come together to tackle real challenges faced by underserved communities in Thailand.
This event is jointly organized and hosted by the AIT Entrepreneurship Center, AIT School of Management, Rotary Club Bangkok DACH, and iCare Thailand Foundation. It’s a chance to volunteer your time, learn by doing, and contribute to a meaningful cause while collaborating with passionate peers and mentors.
Why Participate?
Participating in the hackathon offers numerous benefits. You will:
Tackle meaningful real-world problems — Work on issues like clean water solutions for mountain schools, micropreneurship, and improving donor communication for scholarship programs.
Join solo or as a team — We’ll help form interdisciplinary groups to leverage everyone's strengths.
Gain insights from experts — Attend workshops, mentoring sessions, and inspiration talks on digital tools, sustainability, technology, and inclusive innovation.
Event Details
📅 Dates: August 30–31, 2025, 9:30 AM onwards
📍 Venue: AIT Entrepreneurship Center / Downtown Campus (TBC)
🎟️ Free to attend — Open to all students from any university or background, and anyone passionate about driving positive change!
Challenge Tracks Include
(Don’t worry if you’re unsure – just pick “Not sure yet” in the registration form, and we’ll help you find a team and track during the hackathon!)
Communication & CRM for Scholarships
For students in business, analytics, IT, or management fields.
Help improve the follow-up and communication of donations and student scholarships. Think CRM systems, donor dashboards, payment tracking, and storytelling tools that connect sponsors with students in a meaningful way.
Water Supply for a Remote Mountain School
Best suited for engineering, environmental science, or development studies students.
Design practical and sustainable water supply systems for schools in hard-to-reach mountain areas. Focus areas could include water sourcing, storage, distribution, and filtration, particularly in areas with limited infrastructure.
Reinvention of Dorms / School Buildings in Rural Areas
Ideal for students from architecture, engineering, business, social sciences, and sustainability-related fields.
Reimagine affordable, modular, and sustainable school and dormitory buildings using models like Habitech or similar. You’ll consider not just the physical structure, but also cost, community needs, usability, and long-term viability.
Example: How might a dorm be built to support safety, comfort, learning, and community life, while staying within budget?
Business & Micropreneurship Models for Inclusion and Prosperity
For business, entrepreneurship, economics, or development-focused students — but open to all creative thinkers.
Create practical, small-scale business ideas that generate income in underserved areas. Focus on inclusion, local skills, low investment needs, and long-term impact.
Example: A handmade product brand for hill tribe women, or a mobile repair service in urban slums.
Not sure yet – please help allocate me to a suitable team/track
Don’t worry if you're undecided — we’ll help you join a team based on your interests and strengths during the event.
Make an Impact
Want to make an impact? Sign up now and work on real-world solutions that could be implemented with the support of Rotary, iCare, and the AIT community.
Conclusion
Let’s unite for action — and build solutions that matter. Together, we can create a lasting impact on the communities we serve. Join us in this exciting journey toward positive change!