Technovation Girls empowers girls and gender-diverse youth to solve community problems through technology and entrepreneurship, building real apps with global impact.
"Bring Technovation to Your Community! As a Program Lead, you’ll organize a local chapter, recruit mentors, form teams, and guide participants from problem discovery to pitch day—connecting your community to a global innovation challenge." -
2–4 hours per week for 12–16 weeks
Connect with the team
Once your project is approved and funding confirmed, the Technovation team will contact you to set up an introductory call. The goal of this call is to:
Define your role as a Programme Leader (see role types here).
Clarify expectations and align on how you will lead the project.
Review initial goals, responsibilities, and team-building needs.
📅 Timeline:
Week 1: Introductory call with the Social Innovator.
Week 2: Draft a kickoff plan (how many teams, meeting frequency, leadership role, etc.).
Complete the Training
Technovation requires all mentors and leaders to finish training before launching. This ensures that everyone understands the programme structure and values. Training includes:
Completing your Technovation account profile, photo, consent form, and (if in select locations that include the US, Spain, India, and others) background check. Your account invitation will come via email.
Reviewing the online training (accessible through your online Technovation account) and passing the quiz at the end.
Learning about safety guidelines, including communication rules (parents must always be involved).
Understanding submission rules, curriculum and resources available, and judging rubrics.
📅 Timeline:
Week 2–3: Complete online training modules, review curriculum.
Week 3: Share questions or reflections with your Social Innovator.
Recruit Coaches and Mentors
A strong cohort makes the programme sustainable. As a leader, you’ll:
Confirm which students will be going through the program and helping them to create their online accounts.
Recruit coaches and mentors with diverse skills (coding, business, storytelling, design).
Connect them to training materials so expectations are aligned.
Set communication norms early (use monitored channels, involve parents/teachers, no private messaging).
Encourage co-mentoring to reduce the workload.
📅 Timeline:
Week 3–4: Recruit mentors and co-mentors.
Week 4–5: Hold a kickoff meeting with your coaching team.
Launch
The launch is the moment participants officially begin their Technovation Girls journey. A successful launch includes:
Hosting a kickoff session (virtual or in-person) to introduce the program and explain expectations.
Setting a weekly schedule (recommended: 2 hours per week for ~4 months).
Aligning on communication tools: email, monitored messaging groups, or video calls.
Using fun icebreakers and team-building activities to create bonds (see “Raise your hand if…” or “Ask the Experts” activities in the mentor guide).
📅 Timeline:
Week 6: Official programme launch with students.
Week 7 onward: Weekly or bi-weekly team sessions, plus optional workshops/events.
Submit and Celebrate
As the season ends, the focus shifts to helping teams finish strong and recognizing their hard work. Your responsibilities are to:
Support teams in finalizing and uploading submissions (apps, pitch decks, business plans).
Check deadlines against the official submission requirements.
Organize a local celebration or pitch event* to showcase projects and recognize achievements.
📅 Timeline:
Final Month: Support teams with polishing and submitting projects.
Post-Submission: Host a showcase or celebration event to recognize all participants.
*This is a great opportunity to invite VIP judges from the community to provide feedback to teams (in addition to the feedback they'll get from judges around the world on the platform).
Global finalists are invited to a global celebration and can earn awards, stipends, and visibility for their innovations. Even if your teams don’t win, the experience builds lifelong skills and opens doors to STEM futures.
