(Ventures Africa) Meet the Winners of 3D Africa’S 2017 Hack for Good ‘Challenge’

Author: YTF Staff

(Ventures Africa) Meet the Winners of 3D Africa’S 2017 Hack for Good ‘Challenge’

“From Thursday, July 13 to Saturday, July 15, 2017, 25 young hackers gathered in Uli, Anambra state for the first ever edition of the Hack for Good challenge powered by 3D Africa and Youth for Technology. The 25 participants, from diverse fields, worked on prototypes aimed at solving specific problems in the agriculture, health, security, and transportation […]

Strength, Stamina and Shoes: One Entrepreneur’s Story

In a showroom at a shopping mall in Lagos, Nigeria, 24-year-old Aishat runs her shoe business, Aeesha Collections. It first opened in the mall and online at the beginning of this year, but Aishat has been building her career since 2012 when she graduated from university. This past March, Aishat joined our celebration for International […]

(WEF) Njideka Harry | Equipping youth with digital knowledge and skills for employment

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The Team Behind YTF: One Staffer Brings Design Thinking to Kenya

By Mary Munyoki, Master Trainer, YTF Academy I’ve been with YTF for about two years as a Master Trainer in Kenya, mentoring girls and helping students learn basic computer programming and hardware technology. Earlier this month, I jumped at the chance to represent the Kenya YTF office at an eSkills4Girls meetup in Kigali, Rwanda, joined […]

YTF’s Njideka Harry Speaks at the World Economic Forum on Africa This Week

Harry Stands as Voice for Youth, Promoting Innovations to Achieve Equal Opportunities and Financial Inclusion This week, Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) President and CEO Njideka Harry represents the organization at the World Economic Forum on Africa, leading conversations on creating a skilled workforce, reducing inequalities, and facilitating financial inclusion in a digital world. In […]

Boldly Boosting Entrepreneurs on International Women’s Day

When we go bold, we go big. While you saw us tweeting away on International Women’s Day, what you didn’t see was an eager group of women entrepreneurs gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, ready to learn. Our team partnered with generous employees from technology-related companies to mark International Women’s Day as a truly actionable occasion. While […]

What I Learned about Women Empowerment from Working with YTF

Post by Narges Khoramshahi, Next Generation Leaders program Since the day I walked through the doors of YTF’s Louisville headquarters in October 2016, I’ve been floored by how YTF works. Prior to joining the team, I had no idea how far-reaching and positive the impact of one organization could be. I have the unique opportunity […]

“SCRATCH”-ing the Code World

Brenda Wangwe-Kilonzo writes for YTF Kenya and is based in Nairobi. She wrote this based on her experience at Africa Code Week at Nairobi’s Winka Academy. The energy is infectious. I am not very sure there are many better ways of unwinding than sitting in the midst of excited 10 year olds. It’s all hands […]

Two Girls, Two Countries, One Thread: Hope for the Future

Nzambi is 13 and lives in Kenya. Precious, 17, lives in Nigeria. Both girls count YTF’s flagship program – YTF Academy – as their opportunity to not only hone in on their future aspirations, but build a path to reach them confidently. YTF Academy is uniquely positioned to help youth eliminate a life lived in […]

Looking Back at the Year That Was

Dear Friend, As 2016 comes to a close, I am truly amazed and humbled by the great work we are accomplishing together. We have spent the last 15 years working to empower youth and women living in the developing world and low-income communities by providing them with the technology to achieve life-changing results in education […]