GNOME Nepal was honored as an official Community Partner for SXC Sandbox 3.0, Nepal’s premier 48-hour national hackathon (Feb 25–27, 2026) at St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar. Finals wrapped yesterday with inspiring demos from student teams tackling real-world problems.
Partnership Scope
As Community Partner (featured on signage, certificates, website):
- Promoted GNOME’s open-source mission to 200+ participants.
- Provided on-ground expertise via mentorship.
- Strengthened academic ties for future GNOME outreach.
GNOME Nepal Team On-Site
Representatives and Mentors (full event presence):
- @SaileshSingh (Co-Lead, GNOME Nepal)
- Aditya Binod Yadav (GNOME Nepal Member)
We reviewed 10+ teams, focusing on GNOME-relevant skills: UI/UX, deployment, Security, AI Usage and open-source workflows.
Hackathon Highlights Through Our Lens
- Scale: 48 hours of ideation → prototypes under pressure.
- Mentorship Wins: Helped teams with containerization, Git collab, demo polish.
- Talent Spotted: 5+ projects ripe for GNOME upstreaming.
- Finals Vibe: High energy, collaborative spirit — Nepal devs are ready.
Gratitude
- SXC Collabrains & St. Xavier’s: For the partnership opportunity.
- Organizers, judges, Ubuntu Nepal (fellow partner).
- Teams: Your prototypes blew us away!
Join the Momentum
Sandbox participants: Upstream to GNOME!
- Join GNOME Nepal: Click here
- GNOME infra sessions: Contact us
Non-participants: Get involved in GNOME Nepal meetups/hackathons and sessions.
Let’s build Nepal’s GNOME future together.