Challenge Statement

 

Design a high-impact, easy-to-deploy hygiene-enhancement system that can dramatically improve street-level cleanliness and sanitation across India.
The solution should directly address widespread challenges such as - 

Impoverished infrastructure 

Construction waste 

Open defecation and littering 

Lack of waste management infrastructure 

Poor civic sense and habits

Your system must function as a practical, scalable product or service capable of keeping public spaces cleaner with minimal human intervention.

 

What to Build

 

Create a working prototype of a street-hygiene solution that delivers measurable improvements in cleanliness in markets, bus stands, street-food areas, residential lanes, or other high-traffic spaces.

Requirements

Submission Requirements

 

Send the following to yusuf@stickanddot.com - 

Renders of your concept 

A detailed explanation on execution and cost breakdown of the concept 

 

Dates 

 

Hackathon Launch: 17/11/2025

Submission Deadline: 02/12/2025

Results Announcement: 09/12/2025

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Winner
1 winner

The winning concept will be selected for execution in partnership with industry professionals.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Yusuf Usmani

Yusuf Usmani
Stick and Dot

Judging Criteria

  • Ease in execution
    How easy to execute and cost-effective a solution is?
  • Impact
    Your solution should be impacting a large portion of the country and you have to quantify the number for it too.

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