(WEF) Inspiring a Generation of Curious Youth in Africa

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(WEF) Inspiring a Generation of Curious Youth in Africa

“In a few days, I will join leaders in Davos for the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, an unparalleled platform for leaders to develop insights and share best practices on some of the world’s most pressing issues. Paramount in those discussions will be the ‘new global context’ we are operating in, one fraught […]

(WEF) How to promote financial inclusion in Nigeria

“Despite being Africa’s largest economy, only 30% of Nigerian adults have an account at a formal banking institution. Currently, more women are excluded than men, with about 73% of them holding no account. The problem is most acute in the northern parts of the country, where rates of financial exclusion are more than double the […]

(HuffPost) Financial Inclusion: A Powerful Agent for Strong, Inclusive Growth in Development

“Institutional research performed by the Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) demonstrates that women-owned businesses are often excluded by micro-finance organizations and commercial banks, despite having proven themselves capable of sustaining revenue streams. Nigeria’s women entrepreneurs require training to build their business development abilities and financial management capacities if they want to be included in the […]

(HuffPost) Community: A Focal Point to Inspire Passion for STEM Education in Girls

“Last week, I attended the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the invitation of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). The invitation came about after the Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Empowerment called for contributions of concrete, innovative and promising actions initiated since March […]

(HuffPost) Youth, Innovation and Entrepreneurship on My Mind: Off to the World Economic Forum 2014

“At the forum, I contributed to various discussions, including discussions on ‘creating opportunities for youth’ with the Rockefeller Foundation and Microsoft. This discussion highlighted the level of uncertainty as we look into the future of education, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for youth. I addressed the ways in which YTF and other non-profits can continue to work together […]

(HuffPost) Nelson Mandela Taught Us the True Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship

“In David Bornstein’s, ‘How to Change the World, Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas,’ Nelson Mandela provided a forward, ‘… wonderfully hopeful and enlightening… the stories of these social entrepreneurs will inspire and encourage many people who seek to build a better world.’ On December 5th, 2013, the world lost a giant social […]

(HuffPost) Youth Entrepreneurship — a Pivotal Engine of Growth and Sustainable Development

“Africa has an unprecedented opportunity to invest in its youth, the continent’s largest population, if it wants to create a future for herself. Timing is critical to harness the demographic dividend the ‘youth bulge’ brings. There is, however, only a small window of opportunity. […] There is inadequate focus and a lack of an innovation […]

(HuffPost) African Youth, Innovation and the Changing Society

“In 2000, I founded Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) with a very simple, but powerful vision: to bridge the digital divide between youth living and going to school in Nigeria and their digital peers living in the U.S. YTF was founded shortly after the Internet bubble and the dot com era, it was difficult to […]