Changemakers Fellowship 2026

The future of AI needs more girls building it.

A free, selective program for young women (13–18) to learn the skills schools aren’t teaching yet: identify a real problem, direct AI to build a solution, and ship it live.

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A SOWCoders program-overview session presented to a university lecture hall
Presenting the SOWCoders program to a university audience.
4 SundaysAug 24 – Sep 14, 2026
9 AM ETLive weekly sessions
FreeSelective admission
Ages 13–18No coding experience needed
The sprint

Four Sundays. From problem to pitch.

One live session each week. You leave with a real product you built and shipped yourself — not a worksheet.

  1. Sunday 01 August 24

    The problem

    Identifying social friction. Spot a real problem worth solving in your community and design a product or service around it.

  2. Sunday 02 August 31

    The judgment

    Directing the machine. Learn to direct AI tools, evaluate what they give you, and iterate until the result actually works.

  3. Sunday 03 September 7

    The build

    Deploying to the edge. Use today’s leading AI tools to create a real, live website. No prior coding required.

  4. Sunday 04 September 14

    The pitch

    Global storytelling. Deploy your live site and pitch your project to a global audience.

◆ Certificate awarded when you ship your live project.

Why this matters

Only 22% of AI professionals worldwide are women.

UNESCO, 2025. This Fellowship exists to change that — alongside a movement of 40,000+ girls in 57 countries and 423 partner schools.

40,000+Girls in the movement
57Countries reached
423Partner schools
The mentor

Taught by someone who’s done it.

You learn directly from the founder who has guided tens of thousands of girls from a first idea to a shipped project.

Kavya Krishna in cap and gown at her Harvard graduation

Kavya at her Harvard graduation.

Kavya Krishna Founder, Society of Women Coders
Forbes 30 Under 30
Social Impact NA · 2024
Harvard GSE, Ed.M.
2024
Skoll Impact Lab, Oxford
2024–25
40,000+ girls mentored
across 57 countries

You don’t need permission to start building. You need a problem worth solving and the courage to ship.

Kavya Krishna, founder
The curriculum

What you’ll learn.

Four skills that compound — from spotting a problem to standing up and telling the world what you built.

Social entrepreneurship

Identify a real problem worth solving and design a product or service around it.

AI prompting & judgment

Direct AI tools, evaluate what they give you, and iterate until it works.

Modern website building

Use today’s leading AI tools to create a real, live website. No prior coding required.

Shipping & storytelling

Deploy your live site and pitch your project to a global audience.

The details

No barriers. Just building.

Designed for young women aged 13–18. No coding experience required — just curiosity and the drive to ship something real.

Format 4 Sundays, 9 AM ET

August 24, 31 · September 7, 14, 2026

Cost Free

Selective admission — apply to join

Credential Certificate on shipping

Awarded when your live project ships

Showcase Optional global pitch

Present to the SOWCoders community

Selective program · 4 Sundays · Free

Apply to the Fellowship

August 24 – September 14, 2026 · 9 AM ET · 4 Sundays

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You can ask AI to build a website. You can’t ask it what’s worth building.