who has already used the maloca around the world
From March to October 2025, more than 2,000 people participated in 19 test events within one of Maloca .
The first test event was held in March 2025. More than 1,000 public school students from three continents (South America, Africa, and Europe) participated.
The young people gave presentations in Portuguese, French, English, and Spanish on global and local solutions to combat and address global climate change, focusing on water management and conservation. At Maloca , they discussed some of the practical actions they have been taking.
The quality of the projects presented was impressive! One of the presentations was by students from Guarapuava, Paraná, who discussed flood risk management. "We conducted an activity around the Cascavel River and interviewed residents in the risk zone to understand their perspective and collect data," said Rafaela Zerbielli, a student at Colégio Estadual Padre Chagas. "With the results, we were able to propose concrete solutions to improve people's lives and restore the river."
Maloca
's AI translation . The event with the students was part of the Youth Climate Assembly, which is part of the international Global Youth Climate Pact program, with the theme "Water Crisis: Concrete Actions by Young People from the Global Youth Climate Pact ( GYCP )."
Alfredo Pena Vega, scientific director of the Youth Global Climate Pact at the Paris School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, emphasized the relevance of this meeting in an interview . "The importance of this initiative is to provide young people, both from Brazil and other countries in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with the opportunity to discuss a fundamental issue: the water problem. The exchange of experiences among participants, from different contexts and realities, is essential to creating more effective and integrated solutions to the global water crisis."
Since the beginning of testing, Maloca has already had 2,000 accesses, with users on every continent of the globe.
What did the students think?
Listen to the testimonials of María Camila Pertuz and Zharick Mora, Colombian students and co-founders of the Rio Robot . They participated in discussions at Maloca about water-related challenges during the Youth Climate Assembly, part of the international Youth Global Climate Pact program.
Alfredo Pena Vega, Scientific Director of the Youth Global Climate Pact
"The importance of this initiative is to provide young people, both from Brazil and other countries, with the opportunity to discuss a fundamental issue: the water problem. The exchange of experiences among participants, from different backgrounds and realities, is essential to creating more effective and integrated solutions to the global water crisis."
Zharick Mora, Electronic Engineering student at the University of La Costa, Colombia
"Technology has become a fundamental tool in addressing the water challenges we face. During the assembly, young people presented their projects, highlighting the power of creativity and technology to create sustainable solutions. Seeing everyone's commitment and passion was incredibly inspiring! The way forward is to continue investing in science and technology to create change."
The GYCP letter
CHECK OUT THE FULL LETTER PRODUCED BY THE GLOBAL YOUTH CLIMATE PACT, WHICH BRINGS PROPOSALS FOR COP30, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GLOBAL YOUTH CLIMATE PACT
Maloca at COP29
But even before the Maloca with the students, its prototype had already been tested at COP 29, in Baku (video below) . Even without mass dissemination, the virtual environments received more than 1,200 visitors.
