... answer immediately with a "yes", then we move on as servant leaders in our partner communities.
I often reflect on my humble beginnings, growing up in a developing country in Africa, a child of educators. ...
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Nigeria
Despite a political transition to democracy in 1999, two-thirds of Nigeria's citizens still live in poverty. Corruption is endemic and Nigeria is perceived as the third most corrupt country ...
... inhabitants and recycling grey water. The opportunity is significant given the country 's fast growing population, deteriorated building stock, erratic power supply, limited clean water supply, and need ...
... model to learn about each other's culture, country , history and topics that are most prevalent in their communities.
In 2007, YTF established its first community technology and learning center in ...
... at the Owerri Digital Village, Nigeria. In 2008, 40 students participated in the program designed to use an online training onsite education model to learn about each other's culture, country , ...
... Human and Social Capacity: YTF aids the creation of local content as an effective development tool. Every country offers a unique set of challenges and opportunities, every region has its strengths and ...
... culture, country , history and community.
In July 2007, YTF established its first community technology and learning center in Uganda, the Sironko Digital Village. Several hundreds of community members ...
... a vital role in promoting the prosperity of a country and the welfare of her citizens. Civil servants need to keep abreast with the tools of information and communication technology. TechEnhancement ...
COUNTRY DETAILS
In 2007, two young people from Mamfe, Cameroon, John A. and George L., spent a few months as interns at YTF’s Owerri Digital Village. During their time there, they learned about and ...
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Kenya
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COUNTRY DETAILS
In Kenya, YTF’s work is primarily around peace-building and reintegration of conflict ridden communities. The post-election violence tore apart the social fabric of the Kenyan ...
COUNTRY DETAILS
Our work in South Africa commenced in the 2nd quarter of 2010. We will bring you details about our focus areas and which communities we work in as soon as possible.
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... with the Bureau of Public Enterprises in Abuja. She is very passionate about helping to develop the private sector in Nigeria and creating an environment that will spur real value creation in the country . ...
... to multiply impact and enhance YTF’s country networks with organizations in the citizen sector and located in Canada, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Kenya.
Increase the number of YTF’s beneficiaries ...
... In the program, we are required to use technology to document important civic, cultural and social issues in Nigeria. We then create a country specific powerpoint slide presentation. I enjoy doing the ...
... economic growth of the country . It has the highest population of illiterate and unemployed youths in Imo State, a situation which has made the area highly volatile with youth unrest who engage the oil ...
... concept in Nigeria and our model dictates that the Owerri Digital Village will be a paradigm for other community technology and learning centers across the country .
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At YTF, we know that every country offers a unique set of challenges and opportunities and that every community has its own needs. For this reason, YTF employes only local teams, from the local communities ...
COUNTRY DETAILS
In 2005, YTF’s vision for Uganda materialized when we hosted 2 international volunteers (Resty M. and Charles G.) as part of the United Nations Information Technology Program, UNITeS. ...
COUNTRY DETAILS
In September 2001, YTF selected Nigeria as the first country to establish its premier Community Technology and Learning Center (CTLC), the Owerri Digital Village (ODV). This decision ...
... institutions and the private sector.
One of YTF’s key tenets is community involvement, participation and investment. We have found that a project’s success in a country is completely dependent on whether ...
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