Volunteer Training: What is Technovation Girls?

MISSION POSSIBLE: Empower 25 Million Female Future-Shapers

In this module, we’ll review the program’s objectives, structure, and key components. Understanding these elements will enable you to understand the role you play in empowering them in their learning journey.

We empower girls to become leaders, technology innovators and real-world problem solvers around the world.

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The world misses out on powerful solutions when half the population is left out of the conversation.

Technovation is changing that by empowering 25 million girls with AI, tech and entrepreneurship skills to solve real problems and shape the future.

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PROGRAM STRUCTURE

What do girls do in this program?

Girls ages 8 – 18 work with Mentors to develop technology-based solutions & businesses to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs using the following actions:

  • Identify a problem in their local or global community

  • Design a mobile or web app to address a community problem

  • Code the app

  • Create a business idea around the app

  • Record a pitch video and technical video to showcase their ideas

  • Submit their project to Technovation's global competition

Learn more about our divisions

Hover over each card to learn a unique fact about one of our divisions

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Beginner

8 - 12 years old
8-12 years old

At least one mentor must be a parent and and this division has their own separate curriculum
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Junior

13 - 15 years old
13-15 years old

This division has their own curriculum and teams submit a User Adoption Plan

Senior

16 - 18 years old
16-18 years old

This division has their own curriculum and teams submit a Business Plan

Intellectual Property

Any apps, prototypes or businesses developed for Technovation are the intellectual property of student participants.

Volunteers and Technovation do NOT have intellectual property rights to the ideas, apps, student-generated databases, business canvases and user adoption plans.

Safety

Technovation is committed to maintaining a safe environment for students. Please review & ensure your participants follow these internet safety guidelines.

Program Roles

Volunteers play a key role in the Technovation Girls program, supporting student learning both virtually and in person. Read on to learn more about your role!

I still have a question

You can always reach out to Technovation’s Volunteer Engagement Team on Slack or at volunteers@technovation.org.

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