One of the prestigious programs for young leaders, The Obama Foundation Scholars, offers Dinara Auyelbekova, along with young leaders from other countries, intensive training at Columbia University and the University of Chicago.
She holds a master’s of business administration in international management from Geneva Business School and a bachelor’s degree in economics from NU in Kazakhstan.
Dinara Auyelbekova founded Girls Power Fund (in Instagram @girlspowerfund) in 2021 to empower young women to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Providing high school students with hands-on experience in coding, web development and project design, her organization has worked with over 700 girls and young women. It has developed partnerships with Eurasia Foundation, local universities and the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan.
Using a project-based learning methodology, Dinara’s organization has delivered 20 tailored programs to develop technical and leadership skills. While developing the curriculum, her organization considers program participants’ interests, aspirations, and needs.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Girls Power Fund launched a free tutoring program after learning that students could not complete homework due to childcare responsibilities during remote learning.
Dinara is an international consultant in project management working with Eurasia Foundation, UNDP Kazakhstan, and Germany’s Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations.
The Obama Foundation Scholars program will give rising leaders who are already making a difference in their communities the opportunity to take their work to the next level through an immersive curriculum that brings together academic, skills-based, and hands-on learning.
