About Mosque Tech Challenge

Small teams.
Ideas with impact.

A volunteer-led hackathon bringing people together to build technology for our mosques and communities.

01 / What

A challenge rooted in real needs.

Illustration of a community hackathon team building a technology prototype together. — Experiment, build and test ideas together.

Illustration of volunteers listening to a community organiser and mapping local needs. — Understand community needs before building a solution.

Mosque Tech Challenge (MTC) is a volunteer-led, two-day hackathon competition.

Participants work in teams to turn community problems into working prototypes. Workshops help them learn new skills, while the hackathon gives them a focused space to build, test ideas and share what they create.

The theme changes with each edition. The purpose stays the same: put technology to work for the community.

02 / Why

Build something useful.
Leave something lasting.

MTC is about the projects we build and the capability we leave behind.

Libatkan

Include

Open the door to technology.

Give more people in the Muslim community an accessible way to learn, participate and contribute.

More people taking part

Bina

Build

Make useful things together.

Turn real needs into working prototypes for mosques, community organisations and partners.

Ideas turned into solutions

Pupuk

Nurture

Help the good work continue.

Support people, projects and partnerships beyond the event so every edition strengthens the next.

Capability that keeps growing

Today’s work becomes tomorrow’s starting point.

Discover future volunteers, builders and mentors. Reuse and improve projects, tools and lessons. Give the next generation a stronger foundation to build on.

2015–2026

A decade of building together.

Hackathons: 9 + 1 makeathon
Participants: ~450
Prototype solutions: >46

03 / Who

A community effort.
A place to contribute.

Learn from one another. Share what you know.

Participants bring ideas and skills. Volunteers, mentors and partners help turn them into action.

ParticipantsBuilders and learners exploring technology and community problems.
Volunteers & mentorsOrganisers and professionals sharing their time, experience and support.
Mosques & community partnersPeople bringing real needs, local knowledge and opportunities to make a difference.

Get involved as a volunteer

04 / When

More than
a weekend of building.

The programme starts with preparation, brings teams together for a two-day sprint, and creates connections that can continue beyond it.

Lead-up workshops
Prepare
Two to three workshops introduce shared tools and skills before the hackathon.
Two-day hackathon
Build
Teams form, prototype, pitch and demonstrate solutions to real mosque and community needs.
Networking alongside the hackathon
Connect
Meet professionals, community builders and partners, and find people to continue the work with.