Alianza Latina · Vibe Coding Hackathon
Building Our Future in AI — Halloween Edition
On October 31, 2026, innovators, students, entrepreneurs, and community builders came together at OCAD University in Toronto to turn meaningful challenges into creative technology ideas. Through collaboration and hands-on AI experimentation, participants explored new ways to strengthen inclusion, connection, opportunity, and community impact. Discover the nine submitted projects below.
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From intergenerational learning to responsible data practices and community care, each concept offers a different perspective on using technology for good.
Safer connections
VIOLET
A privacy-conscious, AI-assisted concept helping women research public information about new connections, recognize potential warning signs, and check original sources.
Trade & entrepreneurship
NexoBridge
An AI-assisted trade planning tool that helps entrepreneurs navigate imports and exports between Canada and Latin America through practical roadmaps and links to official sources.
Learning across generations
Saberes
A multilingual community learning platform where people can share everyday skills and cultural knowledge, explore mini-courses, and create lessons with optional AI assistance.
Cultural memory
QUERENCIA
A creative space for migrants to turn sensory memories of home into audiovisual experiences, with optional sharing that helps preserve stories across generations.
Accessible communities
CLEARLY
An accessible local-event discovery assistant designed to help older adults and newcomers find activities, understand event details in plain language, and feel more connected.
Flexible volunteering
Half Hour Heroes
A trilingual micro-volunteering platform that matches people’s available time and skills with bite-sized community tasks, while keeping organizations in control of published requests.
Community-owned data
CommonLens
A browser-based survey storytelling tool that helps community groups turn results into clear multilingual visuals while removing identifiers and hiding very small groups.
Food waste & everyday AI
FoodSaver AI
An AI-assisted pantry and recipe concept that helps households track ingredients, prioritize what to use, and discover meal ideas using food they already have.
Diaspora mutual aid
Tejido
A proposed diaspora support network connecting donors and volunteers with verified needs, delivery checks, and transparent records to assist children and families in Venezuela.
These are participant-submitted hackathon concepts and prototypes. Descriptions reflect the teams’ proposals; not every proposed feature has been independently verified or implemented. Linked demos and presentations are maintained by their respective teams.