This interview with Sama Tanveer, Managing Director of Train the Future UG, highlights how Girls'Day can spark lasting confidence and curiosity in technology. During Girls'Day 2025, their workshop was booked out within minutes – more than 140 girls wanted to dive into programming and explore tech hands‑on. Sama Tanveer and her team are committed to breaking down barriers early, replacing stereotypes with real experiences, and showing girls that coding is creative, impactful, and absolutely within their reach. Train the Future proves how meaningful it is to empower girls to become not just users, but creators of technology.

Girls'Day: What do you want to achieve with Girls'Day? 

Sama Tanveer: At Train the Future, Girls'Day is about unlocking potential at the right moment. Many girls are curious about technology, but too often they don't receive the encouragement or access needed to explore it confidently. 

Our Girls'Day 2025 experience made this very clear: the workshop was fully booked almost immediately, with over 140 girls wanting to participate. This overwhelming response shows that interest is not the problem – opportunity is. 

With Girls'Day, we aim to remove mental and structural barriers early, replace stereotypes with real experiences, and show girls that programming is creative, empowering, and absolutely open to them. If a girl leaves our workshop believing "I can build this myself", we've achieved something meaningful. 

What advice would you give to young women?

My advice to young women is:  don't wait to feel "ready" – start curious. 
Technology is learned by doing, experimenting, and sometimes failing. Every expert in tech once started exactly where you are now. 

Surround yourself with people who support your growth, ask questions boldly, and trust your ability to learn. Your perspective matters – not despite being different, but because it is different. The future of technology needs diverse voices to be truly innovative and fair. 

What has been your most memorable Girls'Day experience? 

One moment from Girls'Day 2025 stands out very clearly for me. Several participants told us they had never imagined themselves programming – yet by the end of the day, they were confidently presenting their own projects and proudly explaining how their code worked. 

That transformation – from hesitation to confidence in just a few hours – is incredibly powerful. Combined with the enormous demand for participation and our later recognition with the Girls'Day Award from the State of Berlin, it reinforced our belief that these initiatives are not "nice to have" – they are essential. 

Why is this profession also attractive for women? 

Technology is attractive for women because it sits at the intersection of creativity, logic, and social impact. Programming is a tool to solve real problems, express ideas, and actively shape the world we live in. 

When women are part of building technology, products become more inclusive, thoughtful, and effective. Tech careers also offer flexibility, global opportunities, and long-term security – making them not only exciting, but sustainable and meaningful career paths.