June 2013 – Youth for Technology Foundation

Month: June 2013

Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) at the World Economic Forum.

Join YTF’s Founding Executive Director, Njideka Harry, as she reflects on her trip to the 2013 World Economic Forum in Capetown, South Africa. Last month, YTF was recognized at the World Economic Forum (WEF) as I humbly received the award for “Social Entrepreneur of the Year”. As my first time attending and being a part […]

PeaceOpoly – Youth and Civic Responsibility

After about 18 months of incredibly hard work, we are so pleased to announce that YTF’s game for peace, PeaceOpoly, is now live and playable online and on Facebook. PeaceOpoly is an interactive, online social strategy game designed to educate and engage youth in the democratic process while immersing them in real life situations where […]

International Girls in ICT Day

Girls represent an untapped resource and a hope for the future. Equipping girls with information and communications technology (ICT) can transform a nation by improving quality of life, serving as a tool for skill acquisition and job creation, and mobilizing public-private partnerships. International Girls in ICT day was established to empower and encourage girls and […]

LAN Cargo donates technology hardware to YTF in recognition of YTF’s expansion into Latin America

March 2013 – LAN Cargo, a Latin American freight transport company inMiami, Florida, gave the largest technology hardware donation to date forYouth for Technology Foundation’s (YTF) community technology centers. LANCargo’s commitment to donate 400 laptops or desktops in 2013 to YTF kickedoff this month with the first batch of 60 laptops. YTF will refurbish the […]

YTF Founder Awarded Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award

February 15, 2013 — The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship announced today the 2013 Social Entrepreneurs of the Year, a list that this year includes and recognizes Njideka Harry, Founder of the Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF). The Schwab Foundation, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, selects recipients for this honor based on three […]

YTF recognized with the 2012 online volunteer team of the year award

Originally posted on 11/19/2012 In recognition of your dedication and commitment to volunteering for peace and development, the YTF online volunteer team has been selected as one of the winners of the UNV Online Volunteering Award 2012. This award was made in acknowledgement of the teamwork put forth by 3 YTF volunteers; Lina Klemkaite, Dominique Torres and […]

YTF Launches Women Entrepreneurs & Mobile Technology Program

Originally posted on 8/24/2012 In efforts to create sustainable livelihoods for communities as a whole, Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) launched theWomen Entrepreneurs and Mobile Technology program in partnership with U.K. based Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. The program will address the business challenges of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria with a special emphasis on women in the Niger Delta […]

YTF at Kellogg School of Management Africa Business Conference

Originally posted on 4/14/2012 YTF’s Founder, Njideka Harry, spoke before a crowd of over 200 in attendance on the human capital panel at the 3rd annual Kellogg Africa Business Conference. Seeking strategic action plans to further enliven Africa’s growth, conference leaders, attendees and presenters embraced the event’s pragmatic theme – “Unlocking Africa’s Potential: Defining the […]

Njideka Harry Named Ashoka Fellow

Originally posted on 3/21/2012 Njideka Harry, founder of Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), was recently named an Ashoka Fellow. This honor highlights YTF’s social enterprise program, Agricultural Platform Offering Women Empowerment Resources (Agric-P.O.W.E.R.). Agric-P.O.W.E.R employs area youth as agricultural information workers, delivering resources and technology to rural women farmers. Agric-P.O.W.E.R. creates a distribution network to […]

Meet Our Volunteers…Devin at Lightning Development

Originally posted on 4/1/2012 Background: Lightning Development is a group of high school students who developed an app — a paid-for game — with all proceeds going to Youth for Technology. You can read more about the student’s here. Can you tell me, in a very broad sense, about your interest in technology? Technology is […]