June 2013 – Page 3 – Youth for Technology Foundation

Month: June 2013

Former Microsoft Software Engineers Volunteer At The Owerri Digital Village, July/August 2003

Originally posted on 1/8/2003 YTF Hosts Its’ First International Volunteers! July/August 2003 Owerri Digital Village, Imo State, Nigeria Sri Arumugam and Tristan Hromick volunteered at the Owerri Digital Village in the summer of 2003. They taught youth a variety of technology and educational programs and tools. One of the most interesting times, Sri stated, was […]

YTF Book Drive In Washington, July 2003

Originally posted on 7/1/2003 YTF Embarks On Book Drive To Support Work At The Owerri Digital Village July 2003 Venue: Washington State Several of our volunteers in different companies led a YTF book drive to collect books on topics ranging from technology to entrepreneurship. Well over 1000 books were collected and donated to the Owerri […]

YTF Receives Digital Partners SEL Award, May 2003

Originally posted on 5/1/2003 YTF Receives Digital Partners SEL Award in Baramati, India May 30, 2003 – Third Annual Baramati Initiative on ICT and Development Venue: Vidya Institute of Information Technology, Baramati, India The goal of the conference was to explore the ways in which information communication technology is being used as a tool to […]

YTF Hosts Youth from Cameroon at the Owerri Digital Village, December 2007

Originally posted on 12/1/2007 In December 2007, YTF hosted 2 individuals from Cameroon, John and George. The purpose of their visit was to learn about our work at the Owerri Digital Village with the intent of partnering with YTF to estabish the Ewelle Digital Village. John and Geoge spent time with YTF staff learning how to […]

eSentio Technologies Holds Private Dinner and Silent Auction to Benefit YTF, August 2007

Originally posted on 8/1/2007 eSentio Technologies, a technology consulting and implementation firm will hold a private dinner and silent auction to benefit Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF). eSentio works with the nation’s leading law firms and corporate legal departments to deliver strategic technology solutions. eSentio’s team of consultants are experienced industry leaders with specific technical […]

YTF Wins World Bank Award

Originally posted on 5/1/2005 Nigerian youth are affected the most by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, robbing the nation of future leaders. In Nigeria, youth account for over 30% of all HIV/AIDS cases. HIV prevalence among 15-19 year olds is 5.9%. The fastest growing rate of HIV infections globally is among youth between the ages of 15 […]