Two Waterford Kamhlaba World College students Harvey Kadyanji and Timothy McDermott are among winners in a contest for young innovators. They created a language application known as SiSwApp (which is a smart phone application which is aimed primarily at iOS and Android mobile platforms) which has earned them US$ 5,000 prize and a chance to travel to Thailand.
Kadyanji and McDermott entered the 2013 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) World Young Innovators Competition which was advertised in the Times of Swaziland newspaper earlier this year.
The judges were looking for talented young social entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 26 who could provide information and communication technology based solutions to developmental changes.
Over 600 applicants from 88 countries applied. Kadyanji and McDermott made it into top 15 semi-finalists, they then had to submit a 5000 word business proposal and emerged among the top 10 winners. In mid-November 2013 they will travel to Bangkok, where they will showcase their idea and engage with mentors, leaders in the technology field and other young innovators. they will also collect their prize which will be used to develop their project.
In the left and right respectively Timothy McDermott (Australian) Harvey Kadyanji (a Tanzanian) who are studying International Baccalaureate at Waterford Kamhlaba World College.
Their website is www.siswapp.com, twitter handle:@siswapp
Their website is www.siswapp.com, twitter handle:@siswapp
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