Month: October 2015
GirlsRock!
GirlsRock! is an after-school technology and health education camp for displaced girls in Soacha, Colombia. It is a program within YTF’s Soacha Digital Village. Soacha is located in the rural outskirts south of Bogota, and is home to as many as 6.8 million displaced people.The last five decades of continuous internal conflict and violence have resulted in over six million […]
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Kenya blog posts
August 2017: The Role of Technology and Youth in Kenya’s Just-Concluded General Elections May 2017: The Team Behind YTF: One Staffer Brings Design Thinking to Kenya March 2016: Pledging for Parity for women like Bilambo and Kanini September 2015: Creating a New Future: Innovation and Hope from President Obama June 2014: Kibera: Youth + Technology = […]
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Uganda blog posts
September 2015: How Urban Farming and Digital Literacy Training Tackle Hunger July 2015: Look inside a Digital Village: Town Hall in Uganda Please follow and like us:
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Colombia blog posts
October 2015: YTF Changing Lives in Colombia: Students Share Impact of GirlsRock! September 2013: Toque de Queda, Youth in Soacha and Why It Matters July 2013: Launching the SDV’s blog! Please follow and like us:
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YTF Supports Africa Code Week
The Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) announced their role as a network partner for Africa Code Week, happening October 1-10. Two YTF staffers also serve as ambassadors for the initiative, including Joseph Kamau in Kenya and Chibuike Egejuru in Nigeria. Africa Code Week hosts workshops across 17 countries this week, and YTF will host training […]
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YTF Changing Lives in Colombia: Students Share Impact of GirlsRock!
Last August in Soacha, Colombia, we kicked off GirlsRock!, a program that empowers girls to use technology to promote their well-being and health, with a focus on reproductive health. Impacts from GirlsRock are expected to ripple far beyond an individual girl’s health and well-being. In addition to healthier families overall, YTF aims to boost participants’ […]
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YTF Changing Lives in Colombia: Students Share Impact of GirlsRock!
Last August in Soacha, Colombia, we kicked off GirlsRock!, a program that empowers girls to use technology to promote their well-being and health, with a focus on reproductive health. Impacts from GirlsRock are expected to ripple far beyond an individual girl’s health and well-being. In addition to healthier families overall, YTF aims to […]
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