Kazakhstan's first FemTech Buildathon

Women Who AI Buildathon
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Bringing together women builders, researchers & founders.

📅 November 15, 2026
🕘 09:00–17:30
📍 Narxoz University, Zhandosov St 55, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Women Who AI Buildathon event poster: 250 builders, $345K in research grants, $1,000 cash pool

Theme: FemTech

FemTech is technology for women's health: apps, devices and research tools that address problems women face. On November 15, around 250 participants will work in teams of up to five to build AI-powered prototypes in this field, supported by mentors, expert workshops and a jury.

The Scale

expected participants

in grants and prizes

in research grants via YRI Fellowship

cash pool for winning teams

official partners

0 day

from idea to working product

About Women Who AI

Women Who AI is a global nonprofit closing the gender gap in artificial intelligence by giving women and girls free access to AI education, mentorship, entrepreneurship opportunities, funding, networks and leadership platforms.

countries with chapters

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Taiwan and the Netherlands

10K+

community

Zere Mushekbayeva · Founder Visit womenwhoai.space

“Women should not only use the technologies shaping the future — they should build them, lead them, fund them, and decide how they affect society.”

Every participant gets

01Guaranteed admission to the YRI Fellowship
02A $1,500 scholarship (tuition from $2,997 to $1,497)
033 expert workshops, mentorship and a working product by the end of the day

Program

09:00
Registration, badges and team formation
10:00
Opening: rules, partners, format of the day
10:15
Workshop 1 — Aruzhan Mede
10:50
Workshop 2 — AI drones team
11:25
Workshop 3 — Alexander
11:55
Build kickoff: deadline, criteria, submission
12:10
Build session (3 hours) with mentors, lunch around 13:30
15:10
Project submission deadline
15:30
Team pitches in front of the jury
17:00
Partner remarks
17:05
Winners announcement and awards
17:20
Closing, group photo, networking

Who takes part

Teams of 1–5 people; at least half of every team are women.

School and university students, early-career women and founders. No coding experience required. Every participant brings a laptop.

Apply to build

Teams of 1–5 people; at least half of every team are women. School and university students, early-career women and founders. No coding experience required. Every participant brings a laptop. The team captain registers the whole team; registrations are reviewed by the organizers.

Press

Press release

On November 15, 2026, Women Who AI hosts Kazakhstan's first FemTech Buildathon at Narxoz University in Almaty. Around 250 participants — school and university students, researchers and founders — are expected to build AI-powered products for women's health in a single day. Participants compete for $346,000 in grants and prizes, including $345,000 in research grants through the YRI Fellowship and a $1,000 cash pool. Every participant receives guaranteed admission to the YRI Fellowship with a $1,500 scholarship. The event is supported by Narxoz Technopark, Lovable, datanomix, YRI Fellowship, Silicon Steppe School, Adal Group, OpenMentorKZ and AiTEA. Lovable is an official partner of the Buildathon. Women Who AI is a global nonprofit closing the gender gap in AI, with chapters in 9 countries.

Key facts

Date: November 15, 2026, 09:00–17:30
Venue: Narxoz University, Zhandosov St 55, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Expected participants: 250
Theme: FemTech — AI for women's health
Grants and prizes: $346,000 ($345,000 research grants via YRI Fellowship + $1,000 cash pool)
Organizer: Women Who AI
Partners: Narxoz Technopark, Lovable (official partner), datanomix, YRI Fellowship, Silicon Steppe School, Adal Group, OpenMentorKZ, AiTEA

Downloads

Poster Press release (PDF)Logos (ZIP)Photos (after the event)

Media contact

Zere Mushekbayeva

Founder, Women Who AI (WWAI)

womenwhoai@outlook.com

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