On Economic Growth, Employment, and Decent Work (SDGs and Our Work)

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On Economic Growth, Employment, and Decent Work (SDGs and Our Work)

(Editor’s note: This post is part of a series covering YTF’s work with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. See more of the series here.) YTF youth entrepreneurial programs teach innovation and empathy-driven engineering design processes which inspires youth to become the next generation of change leaders—leading the way from “Aid to Africa” to “Made in […]

Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls (SDGs and Our Work)

Engaging youth in innovative STEM programs strengthens and sustains their interest in, and ultimate involvement in, STEM career.

On Education and Learning Opportunities (SDGs and Our Work)

In order to improve the education system and allow more people to lead prosperous lives, a transformation is needed within the ‘education ecosystem’

On Hunger, Nutrition, and Sustainable Agriculture (SDGs and Our Work)

Studies show that women are just as efficient as men and would achieve the same yields if they had equal access to productive resources.

Playing Our Part: Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, the United Nations established 17 goals to change our world – the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The goals are ambitious, yet we believe they are attainable. They also intersect with much of the work we are already implementing across the five countries in which we host programs. For this blog post series, we’re […]

End Poverty in All Its Forms Everywhere (SDGs and Our Work)

(Editor’s note: This post is part of a series covering YTF’s work with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. See more of the series here.) Ninety percent of Sub-Saharan African countries have higher rates of poverty than the world average. Three of these countries have the most poverty in the world: Zimbabwe (72.3%), Sierra Leone […]

What We’ve Learned: 10 Lessons on Empowering People

From earning buy-in to valuing volunteers, here’s what we’ve learned in our work using technology as inspiration for youth and women.

Memories from 2017 and Looking to 2018

Here is how we rocked in 2017 as we look forward to ringing in even more impact in 2018.

What YTF Students Have in Common, and How We Help Them Achieve Greatness

A consistent and powerful aspiration – they all want to change the world for the better.

Africa Code Week, Bolstered by #eSkills4Girls

Africa Code Week is a perfect fit for our work to use technology to train and inspire youth. It is important to have such programs because it helps bring up developers who will be capable to solve some of the world’s problems using emerging technologies. This year, Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) used Scratch to […]