More than 2,300 girls participated in Technovation Girls Kazakhstan 2024

On May 12, the Regional Pitch Event took place in Almaty as part of Technovation Girls Kazakhstan. The 2023-2024 season was record-breaking for Kazakhstan in terms of the number of registered participants — 2,345 girls applied to participate, with 43% of them coming from various regions of the country. Kazakhstan ranked among the top three countries worldwide in terms of the number of applications submitted for the program, trailing only Nigeria and Chile.

The event was held at Narxoz University and brought together approximately 300 participants, including contestants, their mentors, parents, and judges. In the regional quarterfinals, 44 teams presented their projects, six of which were selected to advance to the international level.

In the Junior division, two teams advanced, working on topics related to career guidance and overcoming procrastination. In the Senior division, four teams advanced with projects focused on earthquake prevention, personal growth for girls, improving memory in elderly people, and assisting individuals with visual impairments.

Kazakh schoolgirls set ambitious goals, taking into account social issues — their projects aim to address challenges such as protection from domestic violence, safety at construction sites, increasing interest in learning the Kazakh language, educating residents on earthquake safety procedures, cybersecurity, protection from bullying, and many other projects in the fields of ecology, education, and medicine.

The regional quarterfinal in Astana will take place on June 1. Winners of the regional quarterfinals in Kazakhstan will continue to compete for the opportunity to represent the country at the international final in Silicon Valley, San Francisco. Over the eight years the program has existed, Kazakh teams have represented the country on the world stage six times. In 2017, a team from Kazakhstan won the grand prize among 63 other countries.

Source: bluescreen.kz