Tech Together's First AI Techathon

On September 19th, 1995, countries came together at the Fourth World Conference on Women to forge the Beijing Declaration, a collective vision for overcoming the challenges facing millions of women. The countries ultimately identified 12 critical challenges to address, and today The Beijing Declaration remains a significant achievement for gender equality.

On March 8th and 9th, 2025, Tech Together played a key role in the Global Hackathon, launched by Teens in AI at the UN AI for Good Summit in 2018. As local ambassadors, we not only provided a platform for innovation, but empowered young women with the tools, education, training, and leadership opportunities to create solutions for three UNSDGs-Gender Equality, Quality Education, and Good Health and Well-being. After this Techathon, the girls became cognizant of the problems faced by women today. For instance, the teams behind Flow Friend and Humenstruate saw the lack of resources and knowledge in women's health as a challenge to overcome. With creativity and determination, they built solutions that will change lives, some teams even looking to patent projects and create businesses to further continue their visions started at the Techathon. In the spirit of the Beijing Declaration's call to action, we focused on these UNSDG's to build young women leaders and decision-makers.

This is the future we are building: a future where girls are not only learning but leading, creating, and inspiring. The strength of their collective efforts will shape the world for generations to come. Together, we are not just dreaming of change - we are making it a reality.