Specialized Workshop Invitation
China-Latin America Youth Responding to Global Challenges-
2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge
Poverty allevation is a global challenge that requires collective action.
Since 2024, the Tsinghua University Latin American Center has launched the "China-Latin America Youth Responding to Global Challenges" organizing cross-border collaboration and practical activities among young people from China and Latin America to address real-world issues and facilitate the implementation of solutions.
The 2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge has officially commenced...
In today's era of accelerating digital wave development, accessibility is becoming a crucial pathway to promote inclusive development and poverty reduction.
When China's experience in accessibility, digital education, and community governance meets the practical needs of Latin American countries in disability services, primary healthcare, educational equity, and poverty governance, a transnational collaboration focused on "how to benefit more groups through development" is unfolding.
This accessibility-focused workshop serves as a crucial preparatory step for the 2026 Poverty Allevation Challenge.
Introduction to the Specialized Workshop
The thematic workshop titled 'Accessibility Empowering Poverty Alleviation in Latin America' was jointly organized by Tsinghua University Latin America Center and The Institute for Accessibility Development (ADI), Tsinghua University. Focusing on the integration of barrier-free concepts, poverty reduction practices, and China-Latin America cooperation, the event engaged young professionals, researchers, and practitioners from both regions to explore how barrier-free initiatives can better support inclusive poverty alleviation. It also unveiled the 2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge's thematic priorities in the barrier-free sector.
Detailed Information
Start Time：
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 21:00 Beijing Time, 09:00 Chilean Time
Participation Way ：
The Zoom meeting will be held online. Scan the QR code at the end of this message in advance to join the Workshop group chat.
Participating Institutions (Partial List):
University of Chile School of Medicine
Chile Social Solidarity and Investment Fund (FOSIS)
The Institute for Accessibility Development (ADI), Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University Latin American Center
Proposition Direction Release for the Field of Barrier-Free Development
During this Workshop, five practical proposition directions will be released and introduced, focusing on the intersection of accessibility and poverty reduction.
1 | Low-cost Braille Display Software Ecosystem Design
Build a Braille display software ecosystem adapted to local educational scenarios in Latin America.
2 | Informal Trust Network Health Intervention Framework
Enhance health information accessibility for women with disabilities through community trust nodes.
3 | Community Digital Yellow Pages and Trust Network Construction
To establish a low-threshold customer acquisition and trust platform for vulnerable groups in Latin America's informal economy.
4 | Offline AI Teaching Assistant
Empower teachers in networkless regions to generate accessible and multimodal teaching materials.
5 | Inclusive Education Participatory Workshop Toolkit
Localize workshop experiences into replicable Latin American inclusive education toolkits.
Attendees:
Shao Lei, Dean of The Institute for Accessibility Development (ADI), Tsinghua University and Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
Patricio Bustamante Veas, Director of the Department of Medical Technology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile, Coordinator of the Academic Committee on Disability and Accessibility at the University Group of Montevideo (AUGM) of the University of the South American Cone, and Member of the Interuniversity Network on Disability and Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
Alvaro Besoain-Saldana, Assistant Professor of Department of Kinesiology at University of Chile, Member of Center for Inclusive Development Research, Head of Equity and Inclusion of Faculty of Medicine at University of Chile
Rodrigo Hernandez, Director of the Department of Healthy Living Environment at Chilean Social Solidarity and Investment Fund
What can we offer you by participating in this event?
If you participate in this Workshop or the subsequent Poverty Alleviation Challenge, you will have the opportunity to:
1｜Obtain first-hand topic information and lock in your research direction in advance
Gain immediate insights into the core issues of accessibility-driven poverty reduction and the actual needs of Latin America, providing direct references for topic selection for the 2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge.
2｜Proactively connect with potential teammates to initiate cross-border team formation planning
Establish connections with young people from China and Latin America, exchange ideas in advance, and lay the foundation for the subsequent multinational team formation for the Poverty Alleviation Challenge.
3 | Connect mentors with multi-stakeholder resources to enhance project feasibility
Access resources from the Institute for Accessibility Research, enterprises, and Latin American partner organizations to provide professional support for competition proposals.
4｜Understand real-world implementation scenarios to enhance solution competitiveness
By gaining in-depth insights into the practical application environments of education, healthcare, and community services in Latin America, the project can enhance its feasibility and competitiveness.
By participating in this event, we expect you to...
1 | Interested in topics such as accessibility, education, healthcare, social innovation, or poverty reduction;
2 | Hope to participate in China-Latin America exchange or international cooperation projects;
3 | Possess relevant technical, design, public policy, or business backgrounds (no specific major required);
4 | Participated in Poverty Alleviation Challenge and hopes to continue in-depth practice and exploration.
registration way
Scan the QR code to join the Workshop group. We will later share meeting links, challenge materials, and registration and team formation information for the 2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge.
Starting from "accessibility"
It's not just about connecting technology, products, and services.
It is also a common pursuit of fairness, development and dignity.
We expect that,
Through the joint participation of young people from China and Latin America,
Promote more scalable and implementable solutions,
Go where they are most needed.
