Hackathon
Empowering Youth to Shape the Future of Health Promotion
On August 15, 2025, the Alliance for Health Promotion partnered with Addict Lab and the SDGCamps: Future Sustainability Initiative Geneva Camp to host a dynamic Hackathon focused on the EQUIT-AI 2.0 Project.
Our Mission
Representing SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being, the Alliance challenged students to explore how AI can translate global health declarations into local action. Their task: build a chatbot that could generate culturally sensitive, accessible health campaigns tailored to diverse communities.
Meet B.O.B. – Bio Outreach Buddy
The students developed B.O.B., an AI chatbot designed to:
Assist users in creating public health campaigns, especially around vaccines
Pull insights from WHO and UN reports
Adapt to multiple languages and platforms (web and phone)
Customize campaigns based on:
Region and community data
Age group and vaccine type
Past health initiatives and stakeholders
Deliver strategies for:
Community outreach
Communication
Service delivery
Key messaging
Cost estimation
Creative Outputs
In just one day, the students:
Built a working chatbot prototype
Created a 3D printed model of B.O.B.
Designed a poster linking their work to SDG goals
Produced a hand-drawn stop-motion video to raise awareness
Award-Winning Innovation
Out of seven teams, this group received the top prize for being “most to the point”, recognized for their clear understanding of the challenge and their practical, implementable solution.
Why It Matters
This Hackathon was more than a tech exercise—it was a celebration of youth innovation. It demonstrated how young minds can co-create tools that address real-world health challenges and contribute meaningfully to global health promotion.