Women in Tech Mentoring Program


Mariam Avakova

WomenTech Global Ambassador, Black Sea Young Ambassador, Master of Science and independent media, founder of urban entrepreneurship Coffea Arabica Seedlings nursery

I hold a Master’s Degree in Natural Resources (Environmental Protection and Ecology) from Ilia State University’s Science and Engineering Faculty. I graduated a course on Digital Journalism for the Caucasus by the Interlink Academy, sponsored by the German Foreign Ministry. I graduated with a BA from the same university, majoring in English Science and minoring in Ecology. I also graduated from a vocational programme in photography and have a degree in directing.

I am a very active young leader in society, with around eight years of experience in different fields, These include leadership, volunteering, entrepreneurship, project management, communication, partnership, journalism, youth training and more. I am the founder of the NGO “EMG” and the “GeoWheat” project, and I run a start-up selling arabica coffee seeds. I am a former Board member of ESN Tbilisi and a member of AESEC Georgia. I am also involved as a partner in different NGO programmes. Former Social Media Outreach and journalist of TOK TV and MDF Mith Lab Georgia fake news checker.I am an alumna of Think Young Entrepreneurship School and other programmes, a former delegate of EYP Georgia. I was an advisor for Diamond Challenge Georgia and now I am Global Diamond Change Horn Entrepreneurship Virtual Judge, Coach. I speak four languages: Georgian, Russian, Armenian and English.

Also I love to be part of interesting initiatives and organizations, I am happy to be part of WomenTech Network, looking forward to work together for better changes

I am from the Black Sea region Country, Georgia; the Sea is an outstanding part of our country. Water do not have borders, so being part of this project, it allows me, work on an international level to strengthening Black sea connect networks and initiatives
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