Partnerships include universities, secondary schools, and state and national ministries for education, youth, and women. This variety of partnerships ensures that YTF’s footprint is far-reaching and sustainable.

YTF Website: YTF Academy

YTF’s flagship curriculum comprises five programs designed to help people dream, develop a “can do” attitude, and succeed in life. YTF Academy includes a curriculum that is tailored to youth living in poverty, encourages a participatory approach, promotes creativity, and emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving.

YTF Academy changes lives, helping participants realize the potential they were born with. As a result, youth return to or stay in school, make successful transitions to primary, secondary, university, and employment or entrepreneurship, gain control over their futures and income, and eliminate a life lived in poverty. YTF provides inclusive opportunities for school and university teachers to gain new pedagogical and digital literacy skills that improve the educational experience of their students.

YTF Academy is comprised of five programs:

• TechKids: ages 8-12; awareness of technology applications in everyday life; demonstrates how real science works.
• TechTeens: ages 13-19 pursuing STEM fields; participants seek solutions to real-world problems in their communities.
• TechCommunities: ages 20-25; hands-on experiences and peer-to-peer learning empowers employee or job creator participants to recognize issues and propose solutions.
• TechEnhancements: for individuals who are currently in the workforce but who need to develop or enhance their skills. This program is designed for civil servants.
• 3DAfrica: prototyping and engineering spaces. Youth are taught new, in-demand 3D printing technology, design thinking, empathy, and prototyping. Participants learn how to sell products in global online marketplaces.

Independent research findings include:

• 99% average daily attendance in school
• 98% of boys and 90% of girls make the transition to secondary school
• 40% increase in school academic performance
• 100% of teachers trained at YTF Academy promote technology as a communication and educational tool in their classrooms
• 96% of program graduates go on to higher education within 2 years
• 55% of all participants choose Information and Communication Technology (ICT) fields
• Participation in STEM careers increased by 75%
• 90% were engaged in entrepreneurship upon graduation
• High job placement rate with employment paying, on average, three times more in salaries
• Employers say YTF graduates perform better than non-YTF employees
• 40% of current employees are promoted within 3-6 months of graduation