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EcoWarriors · Hospital Elizalde · 2026
Pedro and
the Invisible
Guardians

Transforming prolonged pediatric hospitalization
into environmental community leadership.

Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde

Two worlds in collision

A hospital treating thousands of children per year, and a river that makes them sick. In between: 36 long-stay patients who could be the bridge between both worlds.

550k
children treated per year at Elizalde
6M
people in the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin
64km
of polluted river · 14 affected municipalities
36
long-stay patients. The bottleneck.

80% of long stays come from the southern suburbs. Their environment makes them sick and unsafe housing prevents discharge. The hospital shields them from pollution — but also from their lives.

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Pedro
Age:16 years old · 5th grade student
Location:Inpatient ward, meters from the Riachuelo
Wait time:+60 days without discharge
😔 The Pain — distance, restricted visits, empty weekends ⚠️ The Determinant — neighborhood as a health risk ✊ The Decision — passive waiting is no longer the story
The Traditional Patient
Role
Passive spectator
Focus
Waiting for medical discharge
Community
Isolated, missing their neighborhood
Pain
Suffered in solitude
The EcoWarrior Commander
Role
Active sensor and CEO of the community project
Focus
Organizing collective action from the ward
Community
Leads family, neighbors, and friends
Pain
Transformed into action and community data
Zero distance between pain and action — when the right tool exists.
⚛️
Architecture
Full React Web-App built using vibe coding methodology.
🤖
AI Engine
Google AI Studio + Gemini 2.5 Flash API integrated.
🗺️
Purpose
Real-time mapping of trash hotspots to prevent flooding.
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Validation
Featured project at Technovation Girls 2026 (Senior Track).
📍

The Neighborhood — Capture

Cousins, friends, or teachers walk through the area, spot blocked drains, and upload a photo from where they stand.

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The Cloud — Gemini Analysis

AI automatically tags, classifies, and geolocates. Detects waste type, volume, and urgency level (1-5).

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The Hospital — Pedro's Control Center

Pedro receives real-time data, analyzes the map, coordinates via WhatsApp, and leads the digital crew from inside.

The patient doesn't just play — he runs an environmental intelligence network.

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Photo of the problem
Anyone in the network takes a photo from the neighborhood
Waste Type
Leachate / Plastic / Biological Risk
Volume
Medium / High estimate
Urgency
4/5 · Risk of blocked drain in rain

Technology transforms a complaint (an isolated photo) into a structured data point for the community and ACUMAR.

🐱
Rocco · AI Tutor

Replaces lost classroom time by teaching about health determinants. Connects natural sciences with the reality of the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin. Adapted, contextualized curriculum.

The resilience cycle
1

In-Hospital Therapy

Pedro and his parents use the app together in the room.

2

The Virtual Emergency Backpack

They design in the app what they'd take in a flood: safe water, documents, radio.

3

Real Preparation

The family goes home with a physical backpack and a real evacuation plan.

Success is not measured in "screen time" but in how many families packed a real emergency backpack after discharge.

299

Real active users in the first month of deployment

+15% since last week
61.3%

Engagement Rate

Beating industry benchmark

+10% above average
+999%

Campaign video view growth

Organic Google indexing in under 30 days · Early adoption in suburban schools

🏆 Pedro's Code
🔗
The UTM Link
Pedro receives a unique, trackable QR code and link.
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The Mission
Mobilize contacts. Every family member or teacher who scans his QR to report trash joins Pedro's squad.
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The Reward
The hospital campaign with the most validated reports wins the official EcoWarriors t-shirt.

Psychological Impact: Transforms the patient into a leader with a measurable daily purpose.

1
Selection
Identify adolescents (12-18) in long-stay hospitalization via Therapeutic Play.
2
Safe Onboarding
Registration with a Warrior Alias to protect clinical privacy.
3
Campaign Generation
Creation of the UTM code and personalized QR for the patient.
4
Action
The patient rallies their external network (Weekend Guardians) via WhatsApp.
5
AI Mapping
Reception and categorization of neighborhood reports live with Gemini.
6
Family Impact
Building the Emergency Backpack with caregivers.

A plan designed for minimum institutional friction and maximum psychosocial support.

Pedro no longer just waits for medical discharge.
He leads, from the heart of the Elizalde,
an army of guardians
protecting everyone's future.

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Technology as a bridge.
❤️
Pain as a motor.
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The hospital as the epicenter of change.
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