That's a wrap!
That's a wrap!
Tap a pin to see each Sunbeam
On August 29th, 2026, girls all over the world spent the day coding together.
1,554
girls coded in person
36
cities in 14 countries
495
projects shipped
4,960
hours of coding logged
Sunbeam by the numbers
4,734
girls signed up for a Sunbeam near them
176
organizers ran an event in their own city
157
volunteers helped out on the day
939
girls shipped a project with their team
36 cities, one day
36 cities, one day
Girls who checked in at each Sunbeam, and the projects they shipped. Karachi Division alone had 545 girls!
What did everyone think?
725 girls filled out our feedback form after their Sunbeam
88%
made a new friend
8.8/10
average rating from participants
(organizers gave it 8.7/10!)
96%
made something they're proud of
“Was worth it attending it was my happiest day of this year.”
“It was an amazing event and my first hackathon! I'm really happy I went here despite how nervous I was”
“DO MORE OF THESE PLEASEEE🙏”
“As a person who doesn't know computer or coding, it was really fun and engaging. Thank you for having me”
“I like how my organizer specially ordered a porridge for me because I just had braces on”
“Loved the idea of the event in general, for girls by girls? Awesome”
“Please host these more often, I genuinely had so so much fun and made so many amazing memories!”
“LOVEEE SUNBEAM JAKARTAAA 🩷🩷”
Thank you!!
Thank you!!
Sunbeam only happened because 176 organizers and 157 volunteers ran events in their own cities, and 1,554 girls showed up to build something together. Thank you to every organizer, volunteer, sponsor and venue who made it happen ♡
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