Late August in Santiago felt a bit like a live-streamed hackathon: 310+ students and faculty from 27 universities and enterprises across China, Chile, Brazil, and Peru gathered for the China–Latin America 2025 Youth Challenge to Alleviate Poverty. 🌎✨
Six finalist teams showcased bold, interdisciplinary ideas to tackle poverty. Highlights included:
- Transforming mining tailings into eco-friendly building blocks 🏗️🌿
- Delivering interactive learning kits to rural communities 📚🏞️
- Designing foldable housing for speedy post-disaster relief 🏠⚡
- Engineering solar-powered water collection and purification 💧🔆
The grand prize went to a collaboration between Tsinghua University and the University of Chile. Their sleek solar-powered system can collect and purify water in off-grid areas, offering a sustainable lifeline to remote villages. 🚰☀️
More than awards, the real magic was cross-cultural brainstorming. Students from the Chinese mainland, Chile, Brazil, and Peru exchanged perspectives, proving that when youth unite, innovation thrives. 💪🌐
As part of CGTN's Act to Action campaign, youth across APEC economies are encouraged to share their stories and ideas on global governance. Together, they can spark the next wave of solutions for a more equitable world. 🔥✍️
Reference(s):
Act to Action: Youth innovation lights the path out of poverty
cgtn.com
