We provide basic coding and computer science training to thousands of female students 12-22 in Mexico, the United States and, other Latam countries. With our own curriculum and tools, we train female college students majoring in STEM who become mentors to female students in middle-school and high-school. Most students come from public schools and underserved backgrounds. In the United States, our main focus it the Latina population.

In Mexico we include native and indigenous population, migrants and displaced youth coming, and students with dissabilities. We aim to expand their aspirations, strengthen their confidence and provide them both with the technical and socioemotional skills to succeed.

Our basic courses for students 12-15: 1. how to make your first website; 2. how to make your first app and/or videogame; 3. how ti incoporate artifical intelligence to your projects; and 4. how to work with the Internet of Things and principles of robotics. Our intermediate courses for students 16-22 and those that completed the first four are: 1. web development using an AI copilot; and 2. Coding for data science including using AI tools. Both of these provide are certificate. The classes are synchronous and can be face-to-face, hybrid or fully online for Mexico and the US. Participants from South America join online
In addition to the course, we provide extended learning activities involving technology for industries like smart mobility, health, sports and manufacturing. We have national TV campaigns in Mexico and the US plus an active use of social media.

The program began with young women from migrant families in the United States and native women in Mexico. In the last five years are number of graduates are as follows: 2019, 500 students; 2020, 1000 students; 2021, 2,500 students; 2022, 8,500 students; 2023 over 16,000 students. Our goal is to graduate 30,000 students in 2024.

tecnolochicas.mx and technolochicas.org

• Bolivia
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Mexico
• Peru
• United States of America

• Youth
• Women
• Indigenous and nomadic peoples
• People with disabilities
• The unemployed
• The poor
• Migrants
• Refugees and internally displaced people
• Remote and rural communities

We ensure that young women form the most vulnerable communities have a chance to join, strenghten their confidence and acquire the necessary skills to succeed. By providing female role models as mentors/instructors, the possibility of high-tech and low-tech learning options and an inspiring set of activities within an inclusive community, we ensure the relevance and sense of belonging