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Announcement at the 2016 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

What an honor to participate in the 2016 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. We made a Commitment to Action for the event, and YTF Founder and CEO Njideka Harry is participating on a panel on connectivity. CGI Commitment to Action We shared more about our program in the works with a press release announcing our Commitment to […]

Latest Must-Read from YTF: Our 2015 Impact Report

Creative. Practical. These two concepts seem disparate, but we have harnessed solutions that are both creative and practical to profoundly impact the lives of thousands. Curious how we do what we do? Take a deep dive into our newly released 2015 Impact Report. As outlined in the interactive resource, we are proud to share some incredible […]

Kellogg Students Visit YTF in Kenya: A Note from Najah

by Najah Woodby I recently graduated from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and had time to reflect on standout activities from my time as a student. My experience in Kenya with the Youth for Technology Foundation definitely tops the list! Tour of Technology As part of a Global Initiatives in Management class […]

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 […]

(GE Reports) Their Toolbox Runneth Over: Training Key To Bridging Africa’s Skills Gap

“The success of the African continent in the 21st century—her wealth and welfare—will depend on the ideas and skills of her people. To compete confidently in an age when knowledge is capital and the marketplace is global, quality education must be at the forefront. In PricewaterhouseCoopers’s 18th Annual Global CEO Survey, 90 percent of chief executive […]

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 […]

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 […]

(GE Reports) Njideka Harry: 4th Industrial Revolution Lies at the Intersection of Education and Entrepreneurship in Africa

“The 4th Industrial Revolution is driven by newer technologies, such as 3D printing, that are changing industrial processes by accelerating them and making them more flexible. With the right tools and training, young innovators in Africa have the opportunity to skip the second industrial revolution — traditional mass production — and leapfrog straight to digital manufacturing. […]

2015 Milestones

Dear Friends, I reflect with awe and gratitude on all the important work we were involved with during 2015. We would never have been able to accomplish so much this year without your continuous support and your genuine optimism about the work that we do and its importance. Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) is all […]

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 […]