Calling all Glide builders: RescueHacks is live! đźš‘

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Hi everyone!

My friend and I recently launched RescueHacks, a free online hackathon, and I thought the Glide community might be interested.

The idea is simple: build something that could save a life.

Maybe it’s an app that helps people during an emergency, keeps medical information organized, helps communities coordinate after a disaster, improves accessibility, or even prevents dangerous situations before they happen. If your project could make someone’s next few minutes a little safer, it fits the challenge.

One of the reasons I wanted to share it here is because Glide is such a great tool for building useful apps quickly. A RescueHack doesn’t have to be a huge AI project or a fully polished product. Even a simple Glide app that solves a real problem can have a meaningful impact.

The hackathon is completely online and beginner friendly, so no code and low code projects are welcome.

:date: August 22–29, 2026

Devpost: https://rescue-hacks-30680.devpost.com/

Discord: Rescue Hacks 2026

If this sounds interesting, we’d love to have some Glide builders join. I think this community could come up with some really creative ideas.

If you have any questions, I’m happy to answer them!

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Best of luck with RescueHacks! I love projects that solve real, meaningful problems. Just to give you a quick example of how Glide can be utilized for this, I actually integrated a built-in “Emergency Assistant” module into my travel guide app for Thailand (Goo Thailand).

The core idea is to give tourists a quick, reliable safety net if they run into any trouble during their trip. Within the app, users can:

  • Directly call the Tourist Police or an Ambulance with a single tap.

  • Instantly view their precise map location and GPS coordinates.

  • Generate a pre-written emergency assistance message (which includes their exact Google Maps location link) to quickly copy or send via SMS/social apps.

I won’t be able to participate but I love the concept. I wish you the best with the event.

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Thank you so much for the response, this is very cool!
If you have anyone you think would love to participate, please send them my way.
Thanks again!