Empowering Girls in Tech and Leadership
An international STEM initiative founded in Kazakhstan by the robotics team Panheya. We take girls from a first workshop to their own projects, engineering competitions, and leadership.
Girls Go First (GGF) is an international educational STEM initiative founded in Kazakhstan by the robotics team Panheya. The initiative is designed to expand opportunities for girls in science, technology, engineering, entrepreneurship, and leadership.
01About GGF
Through national championships, international STEM forums, engineering workshops, and global mentorship programmes, Girls Go First connects talented girls from different countries with experts, engineers, and technology organizations. The initiative aims to turn interest in STEM into real achievements, independent projects, and leadership opportunities.
To reduce the gap between girls' interest in STEM and their access to the knowledge, resources, mentorship, and leadership opportunities needed to realize their potential.
02Programs
An introduction to robotics, engineering design, building, programming, and creating technical solutions for FIRST Tech Challenge.
Programming fundamentals, applied artificial intelligence, automation, and the use of digital tools.
Developing startup ideas, building prototypes, analysing real problems, solving business cases, and preparing project presentations.
Building skills in team management, communication, strategic thinking, task allocation, and public speaking.
Working with experienced members of the STEM community: project support, competition preparation, and professional feedback.
Discovering educational and professional paths, international opportunities, and the career stories of women in STEM.
03Our Journey
What Girls Go First has delivered so far.
See all results04Women Who Inspire
People who have spoken at Girls Go First events and what they shared.
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GGF speaker
In her talk, Aisha stressed the importance of keeping one's individuality within the engineering community. Participants should be able to grow in FIRST Robotics and iGEM without giving up their own interests, character, and values.
Aisha Tertkara
05Events
The nearest events come first. Dates follow Almaty time.
All eventsNovember 21, 2026
Workshop · Offline · Kazakhstan — university venue to be announced
November 22, 2026
Workshop · Online
November 23 – December 6, 2026
Incubator · Online and offline
Announcement coming soon
Details stay locked until the official announcement.
Announcement coming soon
Details stay locked until the official announcement.
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2 events are planned but not announced yet. Their dates stay hidden until the announcement.
06GGF Journal
Journal issues will be published here with covers, descriptions, and PDF editions.
No. Many introductory workshops and educational programmes are designed for beginners. Some advanced sessions may have prerequisites.
Girls Go First is aimed first of all at supporting girls in STEM. Some team events do allow mixed teams as long as the event's requirements are met.
Yes, some international online programmes of Girls Go First are open to participants from other countries.
Certificate information is published on the page of the relevant programme when organizers provide certificates.
Fill in the mentor application, stating your professional experience, technical specialization, and availability to support participants.
It depends on the event. Introductory workshops may be designed for individual participants, while some competitions require a team application.
Each big idea begins with a first step.
Whether you are discovering technology, developing your first project, or leading an engineering team, Girls Go First connects girls who are ready to learn, experiment, build, and lead.
Build. Lead. Go First.
Join Girls Go First