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A Message to the YTF Community

July 11, 2016 Dear Supporters: We know you are dedicated to giving children, youth and women, of all backgrounds, the skills they need to unlock their potential. In light of the events that occurred last week in the United States, we want to take a moment to reflect on the affected families and communities and […]

Our #MakerMilestones Story: Teamwork Enabled and Inspired by 3D Africa Donor

In 2015, the Youth for Technology Foundation launched an Indiegogo campaign aimed at funding a budding 3D printing program to help close the STEM gender skills gap. By the end of the campaign, generous donors helped meet and exceed YTF’s fundraising goal. Nathan Janos was one of those donors. “I donated to the project because I know […]

YTF Contributes to Global Job Skills Conversation at World Economic Forum on Africa

The Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) will contribute to discussions on future job skills in Africa at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, beginning May 11. YTF Founder and CEO Njideka Harry is no stranger to this topic. Earlier this year, she published a post in GE Reports detailing YTF’s work […]

YTF announced as a WISE Award Finalist!

YTF is honored and humbled to be announced as a WISE Award Finalist for 2016. YTF Academy ensures human dignity by unlocking the potential in youth so that they are empowered to return or stay in school, make successful primary-secondary-university-employment or entrepreneurship transitions, gain control over their future income and eliminate a life lived in […]

Girls in ICT Day 2016

Gender equity is a critical issue globally. YTF knows that technology equalizes the playing field for girls and reduces gender disparities. YTF has a special focus on women and girl equity through the use of technology for education, and entrepreneurial development. For Girls in ICT Day 2016, YTF held events to commemorate the […]

International Women’s Day 2016

[SlideDeck2 id=5924 ress=1] At YTF, we know that women entrepreneurs around the world face similar barriers. They lack the skills, networks, technology and capital they need to be successful small and growing business owners. We know that when we work towards a world where women have the capability, confidence and capital to become successful entrepreneurs, role models are created […]

Pledging for Parity for women like Bilambo and Kanini

International Women’s Day is celebrated in several countries to mark the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world. On this day, as women, we remember the struggles that we face and honor the accomplishments we have made. Shalom participates in YTF’s Wezesha Digital Village and is 16 years old. Today, she […]

These Women are Stepping It Up. To Achieve Gender Equality, We Should Too

March 8 marks International Women’s Day around the world. Throughout history, women have made extraordinary contributions to society. Empowering women and girls is vital to putting poverty in the museum and boosting shared prosperity. At Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), we know that when women are empowered, their communities prosper. They invest in their children’s […]

No Stone Unturned: YTF’s Approach to Lasting Change

It all started in a college class. The Youth for Technology Foundation’s (YTF) founder Njideka Harry found herself pulling out a pen and piece of paper, while her peers were all opening laptops. Fast forward years later, through a jumpstart career at Microsoft, and we find Harry at the helm of an organization that leverages […]

GirlsRock!

GirlsRock! is an after-school technology and health education camp for displaced girls in Soacha, Colombia. It is a program within YTF’s Soacha Digital Village. Soacha is located in the rural outskirts south of Bogota, and is home to as many as 6.8 million displaced people.The last five decades of continuous internal conflict and violence have resulted in over six million […]