LifeLines

Hackathon '26

LifeLines Hackathon '26 marks the third edition of a humanitarian innovation challenge where university and high school students from diverse backgrounds come together to design impactful solutions for global humanitarian issues. Building on the success of past events, this year's hackathon continues to unite young innovators to tackle real-world challenges through creativity, collaboration, and meaningful problem-solving.

Hackathon'26 Photo Gallery

Hackathon Winners

Hover over each prize to see the winning team!

First Place Team BAAW Waqas Behzad Asiyil Alaswad Bakri Mohammed Ahmed Hanif View Project
Second Place Team Fourloop Saima Nasrin Anisa Salsabila Ayesha Erum Arlene Riona View Project
Third Place Team Gamma Anas Rustom Mhd Majd Alesalm Mohamed Elansari Abdullah Jamali View Project
Fourth Place Team MedBytes Haleema Jehan Leen Khalid Chi Yee Chong Lina Bendou View Project
Fifth Place Team CodeBlue Fatou Gueye Dounia Baroudi Jana Abdelmaguid Aditya Gupta View Project

This year's themes

Check out our full list of Problem Statements here!

Health: In the Health theme, participants design solutions that improve access to care and support community well-being in crisis or low-resource settings.
Sustainability: In the Sustainability theme, participants develop tools that help communities rebuild and manage essential resources more effectively in post-crisis and conflict-affected areas.