Every year, Technovation Girls equips young women ages 8-18 with the skills to become tech entrepreneurs and leaders. With the support of volunteer mentors, girls work in teams to code mobile apps or build AI projects that address real-world problems they’ve identified. Learn more about the program by visiting the Technovation Challenge website.
As a Technovation GirlsBC Mentor you will:
- Work with teams for 4 months, spending roughly 20 hours helping them develop their ideas
- Supervising teams of girls as they create apps or build AI projects to solve community problems
- Coordinate meeting times with your teams and meet virtually
You do not need to be a technology professional, but you should be comfortable saying “I don’t know, let’s find out together.”
Mentor Eligibility
- Mentors must be over the age of 18
- Mentors can be of any gender
- Mentors do not need any experience or background in technology
- Mentors can be Technovation Girls alumni
- Mentors are encouraged to attend the virtual info session/orientation on January 18th, 2023 (05.00PM – 06.30PM PST)
- To mentor a team you will need to sign up and complete the following information:
- Consent form
- Criminal Record Check
- Short biography about yourself
- Participate in a 30-minute training which includes basics about the program, student safety and competition requirements
Questions? Join our Mentor Info Session
Join us at our Virtual Mentor Info Session on Wednesday 18th January, 2023 at 05.00PM – 06.00PM (PST).
Technovation Girls, a flagship program of non-profit Technovation, is the world’s largest global tech entrepreneurship competition for girls. The program offers girls around the world the opportunity to learn the necessary skills to emerge as tech entrepreneurs and leaders. Since 2009, over 15,000 girls have participated from over 100 countries.
Reach us at events.geeringup@ubc.ca.
