(GE Reports) Their Toolbox Runneth Over: Training Key To Bridging Africa’s Skills Gap

Month: May 2016

(GE Reports) Their Toolbox Runneth Over: Training Key To Bridging Africa’s Skills Gap

“The success of the African continent in the 21st century—her wealth and welfare—will depend on the ideas and skills of her people. To compete confidently in an age when knowledge is capital and the marketplace is global, quality education must be at the forefront. In PricewaterhouseCoopers’s 18th Annual Global CEO Survey, 90 percent of chief executive […]

YTF Contributes to Global Job Skills Conversation at World Economic Forum on Africa

The Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) will contribute to discussions on future job skills in Africa at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, beginning May 11. YTF Founder and CEO Njideka Harry is no stranger to this topic. Earlier this year, she published a post in GE Reports detailing YTF’s work […]

YTF announced as a WISE Award Finalist!

YTF is honored and humbled to be announced as a WISE Award Finalist for 2016. YTF Academy ensures human dignity by unlocking the potential in youth so that they are empowered to return or stay in school, make successful primary-secondary-university-employment or entrepreneurship transitions, gain control over their future income and eliminate a life lived in […]

Girls in ICT Day 2016

Gender equity is a critical issue globally. YTF knows that technology equalizes the playing field for girls and reduces gender disparities. YTF has a special focus on women and girl equity through the use of technology for education, and entrepreneurial development. For Girls in ICT Day 2016, YTF held events to commemorate the […]

International Women’s Day 2016

[SlideDeck2 id=5924 ress=1] At YTF, we know that women entrepreneurs around the world face similar barriers. They lack the skills, networks, technology and capital they need to be successful small and growing business owners. We know that when we work towards a world where women have the capability, confidence and capital to become successful entrepreneurs, role models are created […]