What is the name of your organization?
Livox
What is the name of your solution?
Livox Climate AI Changemakers
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
We empower kids with disabilities impacted by climate disasters to become climate justice changemakers through inclusive AI-driven content creation.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
Brazil
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
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What specific problem are you solving?
In Southern Brazil, catastrophic floods in 2024 highlighted a broader global crisis: people with disabilities are disproportionately vulnerable to climate disasters. Over one billion individuals globally (15% of the population) live with some form of disability (WHO, 2011). According to the United Nations, persons with disabilities are two to four times more likely to die or be critically injured during a natural disaster than those without disabilities.
Factors include inaccessible evacuation routes, lack of inclusive communication methods, and rescue protocols that overlook specialized needs. When extreme weather events strike, individuals with disabilities often cannot swiftly receive or convey urgent information, further endangering their lives. Beyond immediate survival, losing assistive devices, accessible housing, and support networks deepens inequities and delays recovery.
This intersection of disability and climate change is especially stark in developing regions, where infrastructure and disaster preparedness frequently fail to address accessibility. Children with disabilities, in particular, face compounding challenges related to mobility, communication, and mental health. Despite these risks, their insights and experiences are rarely included in climate resilience planning. This exclusion perpetuates systemic barriers, leaving a vast, diverse population underrepresented—and underprotected—in the face of escalating climate emergencies.
What is your solution?
Livox Climate AI Changemakers is an AI-powered platform co-designed with disabled youth to democratize climate advocacy. Using large language models (LLMs) and image-generation AI, it translates text prompts (e.g., “Design a flood survival guide”) into customizable visual communication boards. Users input ideas, and the AI generates text and images, which are editable via an intuitive interface —ensuring accessibility for non-verbal individuals and those with motor/cognitive disabilities.
Core Features:
AI-Driven Content Creation: LLMs (e.g., GPT-4) structure narratives; image AI (e.g., DALL-E) produces visuals.
Accessible Customization: Users personalize boards with photos, graphics, or AI-generated art.
Offline/Cloud Functionality: Works in low-connectivity disaster zones.
Impact Mechanism:
Boards are published on the Livox Store, a global story and solution hub made by people with disabilities. In Southern Brazil’s floods, disabled youth created hundreds of pieces of content, including an “Insect Hotel” project that revived local biodiversity, accessed by 5,000+ users.
Key Innovation:
100% of Livox Store content is user-generated, shifting disabled youth from beneficiaries to leaders. By removing technical barriers (e.g., coding), Livox ensures climate strategies reflect their lived expertise.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
We focus on children with disabilities worldwide—particularly those impacted by climate disasters in places ranging from southern Brazil to hurricane-prone regions of the United States—who are often overlooked in both educational and humanitarian contexts. Communication barriers and inadequate support systems isolate them, making it difficult to express urgent needs, share experiences, or influence their communities’ disaster preparedness.
Our solution directly addresses these gaps by empowering these children to generate personalized educational and advocacy materials through an AI-powered platform. By creating and sharing content themselves—rather than consuming pre-set materials—they develop greater autonomy, build critical communication skills, and reclaim ownership of their stories. This process fosters self-confidence and positions them not as passive recipients but as active contributors in climate-related discussions.
Ultimately, the solution helps them connect with peers, educators, and policymakers, fostering a sense of purpose and belonging. As they gain visibility and support, families and communities benefit from fresh perspectives on disaster response and long-term resilience. By amplifying the voices of children with disabilities across diverse regions, we address a global need for more inclusive, human-centered strategies in mitigating and adapting to climate threats.
