🚀 We’re Back with an Amazing In-Person Workshop! ✨

Great design isn’t just about how your website looks — it’s about how it feels.
Web animations and micro-interactions bring life to digital experiences, making them intuitive, engaging, and delightful. From subtle button effects to smooth page transitions, these small details can make a huge difference.

🔥 Join us for the “Building Blocks of Web Animations” workshop hosted by Naol Fekadu and learn how to:
✅ Apply core principles of web animation
✅ Use animations to guide users & provide seamless feedback
✅ Create smooth, performance-friendly effects
✅ Explore real-world micro-interactions
✅ Build and test your own animations with hands-on exercises

📍 Location: HilCoE
🕗 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

🎯 Don’t miss this chance to gain practical skills and elevate your design & development game!

👉 RSVP now: 🔗 Link🔗

#WebDesign #WebAnimation #UXDesign #UIUX #MicroInteractions #DesignWorkshop

🚀 It’s Happening Now! ✨

The “Building Blocks of Web Animations” workshop has just started at LR 303, HilCoE! 🎉
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to learn, build, and experience web animations hands-on.

📍 Location: LR 303, HilCoE
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Happening Now!)

Come join us, gain practical skills, and take your design & development journey to the next level! 💡

#WebDesign #WebAnimation #UIUX #DesignWorkshop #LearningByDoing

Hey there GDG HilCoE Devs, we got your back! 🚀
We’ve teamed up with CloudET to power up your projects with FREE hosting and give you everything you need to bring your ideas to life.

What’s waiting for you:
• 50GB NVMe storage
• Unlimited bandwidth
• Unlimited databases & sub-projects
• Free LiteSpeed server
• Supports Node.js, Python & all the tools you need
• Fully automated setup — launch in seconds!

Whether you’re testing, building, or exploring something big, CloudET gives you the space and performance to make it real.

Join the waitlist now: cloudet.co/gdghilcoe

☕ 114th Coffee Meetup
Starting Business: A Founder’s Guide to Launching in Ethiopia

In collaboration with Google Women Techmakers Ethiopia & The Disruptors Den, join us for coffee, community, and founders building with purpose.

This isn’t just another event. The 114th Coffee Meetup is the finale of our Design to Market mentorship series, created for technical founders who have mastered product design and are now ready to take on the challenge of launching in the real world.

Here’s what’s waiting for you:
✨ How to move beyond building features and actually break into the Ethiopian market
✨ Practical insights on turning technical skills into a sustainable business
✨ A major announcement you’ll want to be in the room for
✨ Networking with other ambitious founders and innovators over coffee

📍 Venue: ALX Ethiopia – Haya Hulet Mazoria, Noah CityPoint Building 6th floor

📅 Date: September 13
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM

Don’t miss out—save your spot now with a calendar reminder
👉 Add to Calendar

#WTMEthiopia #TDD

✨ Happy New Year, Developers! 🎉

As we step into this new chapter, let’s continue building, learning, and growing together. 🚀
🌼2018🌼 will be filled with more code, more collaboration, and more innovation. 💡

Here’s to another year of sharing knowledge, creating impactful projects, and empowering our community. ❤️

#HappyNewYear #GDG #Developers

🚀 Better-Hack — In Person Hackathon

Get ready for Better-Hack, an in-person hackathon proudly brought to you by Better-Auth.
Build impactful projects, meet fellow developers, and compete for a grand prize pool of 200k.

🗓️ October 04 – 05
📍 DxValley 2.0 – Incubation Center, Africa Ave, Addis Ababa
(See on map → Google Maps)

🎁 Rewards
Alongside the prize pool, expect bonus rewards, exclusive merch, stickers, and sponsor goodies.

⚡ Sign up today → better-hack.io

⏳ Registration closes Wednesday at midnight

Bring your laptop, your ideas, and your team. Let’s make Better-Hack unforgettable.

✨ Exciting News from GDG HiLCoE! ✨

After an incredible 2024/2025 year filled with learning, collaboration, and innovation, our GDG HiLCoE chapter is excited to begin a new chapter! 💙

Last year was truly inspiring. We organized impactful events, study jams, and workshops that brought together passionate developers and learners from across our community. To everyone who participated, supported us in any way, joined as guests or panelists, and most importantly, to our dedicated core team and community members, thank you so much for making it all possible! 🙌

We’re also thrilled to announce that Brook Solomon, who served as our Technical Lead last year, will now be taking on the role of GDG HiLCoE Lead for this year! 🎉
Brook has shown exceptional leadership, creativity, and commitment to the community, and we’re confident he’ll continue driving GDG HiLCoE to even greater heights.

Here’s to another amazing year of growth, learning, and innovation ahead! 🚀

#GDG #HiLCoE #Community #ThankYou #NewBeginnings

🚀 Exciting News! Registrations are now OPEN for the GDG On Campus HiLCoE Core Team! 🎉

👥 Ready to take your passion for tech to the next level?
Join a team of driven innovators, plan meaningful events, sharpen your skills, and make an impact in the developer community!

💡 Don’t just be part of the crowd — help lead it.
👉 Apply now and start your journey with GDG On Campus HiLCoE!

📋 How to Apply:
Click here to fill out the registration form. 📝
⏰ Deadline: November 20, 2024

Don’t miss this chance to make an impact—apply now and join our amazing team! 🚀✨

🚨First come first served! 🚨

🎉 It’s happening! DevFest Addis 2025, RSVP is now OPEN!

The countdown to December 13 starts TODAY.

If you’re a developer, tech enthusiast, innovator, or just curious… this is YOUR event.

🔥 Inspiring speakers
🔥 Hands-on sessions
🔥 Real connections
🔥 Big moments

Don’t wait, secure your seat now!
👉 RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-addis-presents-gdg-addis-devfest25/

🔥🚀 Passing the Torch: GDG Core Team Transition & Web3 Workshop 🚀🔥

GDG On Campus HiLCoE is turning the page — and you’re invited to be part of it!

This isn’t just an event… it’s a celebration + new beginning 💥

✨ We’ll officially honor and thank the outgoing GDG core team for their incredible service and impact
🔥 Welcome the new core team stepping up to lead the next chapter
💻 Jump into an exciting hands-on Web3 workshop and explore the future of decentralized tech

📌 WHAT TO EXPECT:
🚀 Core Team Appreciation & Recognition
🔥 New GDG Core Team Introduction
💡 Hands-on Web3 Workshop
🤝 Networking with the GDG HiLCoE community
☕🥤 Refreshments Provided

Whether you’re a beginner, builder, or tech enthusiast — this is your moment to connect, learn, and level up with the GDG On Campus HiLCoE community.

📅 Date: Dec 27 2025
📍 Venue: HiLCoE Campus
🕒 Time: 11:30 AM
👉👉 RSVP

👉 Don’t miss the energy. Don’t miss the future.

Be there as we pass the torch 🔥

#GDGOnCampus #GDGHiLCoE #PassingTheTorch #Web3 #TechCommunity

HiLCoE Blockchain Workshop — Web3 Ethiopia University Tour

Web3 is coming to HiLCoE ⚡️
As part of the Web3 Ethiopia University Tour, we’re excited to host our 4th destination at HiLCoE School of Computer Science & Technology on December 27th.

📍 HiLCoE
🗓 Saturday, Dec 27th, 2025
🧠 Bring your laptop (PC) for a hands-on session

You’ll learn (no prior experience needed):

🔹 Blockchain basics
🔹 Web3 fundamentals
🔹 Real-world use cases of blockchain
🔹 How to build & deploy a simple smart contract
🔹 Technical & non-technical Web3 roles
🔹 How to start building, contributing & earning globally

🫱🏾‍🫲🏾 Powered by Base 🟦
🫱🏾‍🫲🏾 Hosted by Web3 Ethiopia

🎟 Register at :
https://luma.com/cdd1byye

🔔 For updates & announcements:
👉 Web3 Ethiopia
👉 GDG HiLCoE

⚠️ Please register only if you are a student at HiLCoE.

Passing the Torch: GDG Core Team Transition & Web3 Workshop

this event marks an important milestone in our GDG community. This event is dedicated to formally closing the chapter of the outgoing core team while expressing our sincere appreciation for their dedication, leadership, and impact on the community.

As we welcome the new GDG core team and share the vision for the upcoming chapter, participants will also take part in a hands-on Web3 workshop. The workshop will introduce key Web3 concepts and technologies, providing practical insights and real-world applications for developers and tech enthusiast's.

Don't miss this chance to connect with the new core team, network with peers, and be at the forefront of the Web3 movement. Secure your spot now and be part of a community that's shaping the future of technology! Register today!

Starting now at 501 lab

✨ A Journey Worth Remembering | GDG On Campus HiLCoE ✨

From our very first meetup to countless workshops, hackathons, laughs, and late nights — this chapter was built with passion, teamwork, and a shared love for learning and building together. 💻🚀

This video is more than a recap.
It’s a celebration of growth, impact, and the incredible community we created together.

As we pass the torch to the next leaders, we do so with pride and gratitude — knowing the future is in great hands. 🔥

Thank you to every member, volunteer, speaker, and supporter who made this journey unforgettable.
Once a community, always a family. 💙

#GDGOnCampus #HiLCoE #GDGCommunity #PassingTheTorch #TechCommunity #ThankYou