Month: March 2018
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’
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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