YTF Changing Lives in Colombia: Students Share Impact of GirlsRock!

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YTF Changing Lives in Colombia: Students Share Impact of GirlsRock!

Last August in Soacha, Colombia, we kicked off GirlsRock!, a program that empowers girls to use technology to promote their well-being and health, with a focus on reproductive health. Impacts from GirlsRock are expected to ripple far beyond an individual girl’s health and well-being. In addition to healthier families overall, YTF aims to boost participants’ […]

Five Years with YTF: A Staffer’s Interview

This week, Ezekiel N. C., program manager for the Youth for Technology Foundation’s (YTF) PeaceOpoly program, will be representing YTF and the PeaceOpoly platform in Uganda as a Generation Change Fellow. United States Institute of Peace (USIP)’s Generation Change program empowers and builds the capacity of civically engaged youth as they emerge as leaders in […]

Bring Back Our Girls: Interview with a Fellow Nigerian Student

It’s been a year since Boko Haram, Nigeria’s terrorist group opposing women’s education, kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. It’s reported that some of the girls were sold into slavery for $10 each, and some may have been killed. For a young girl growing up in Nigeria, the pursuit of education can be terrifying. However, education is […]

Meet Sunny, a YTF Academy graduate and former entrepreneur

Sometimes, things don’t go as well as planned. The story of Sunny, a YTF TechCommunities graduate and former agriculture entrepreneur, inspires us. While his first agriculture venture Integrity Farms didn’t go as well as planned, he’s using the experience to inspire and challenge other rural youth by serving as a mentor to students in […]

(GE Reports) Njideka Harry: Lessons for Africa from an Innovation Hack

“In Africa, there is a vibrant culture of young people creating things. Having worked in this field extensively over the last 15 years, I see that innovation often comes from the unavailability of resources and pure necessity. There simply aren’t enough jobs to go around, so innovation is born from constraints. For many young people […]

In Practice: #GirlsinICT Day as a Year-Round Operation

The fourth Thursday in April may seem non-descript. Just another weekday. But every year, a global network rises up to send a clear message: Girls can, and girls should. With a theme of ‘Girls and Women and Innovation’ this year, Girls in ICT Day is a rallying point to help girls consider careers in information […]

(HuffPost) Make It Happen… Yesterday

“Sunday, March 8th was International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the achievements and contributions of women around the world. The theme for this year’s celebration was ‘Make It Happen.’ This begs the question: Make what happen? What is not happening that needs to happen? Who needs to be involved in making […]

Interview with Yu Darren Liu, Intern – 3D Africa

Interview conducted and edited by Sarah Layton, YTF Communications Lead Let’s start with your story. Can you tell us a little about yourself, like your background growing up in China? I have been interested in social impact for a long time. In China, there are a lot of people who are in regions […]

(HuffPost) Technology and the Skills Gap in Africa

“Evidence shows that students learn better when taught in their own languages, and that they retain information more effectively when it is put in a familiar sociocultural context. Too often, however, curricula in sub-Saharan countries like Nigeria are detached from local realities, biased towards Western knowledge, and do not emphasize African cultural heritage and history. Meanwhile, economic […]

(GE Reports) Njideka Harry: Design-Driven Innovations — An End to Extreme Poverty

“Attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, I’m excited to be involved in all the incredible sessions centered around the ‘new global context’ and future decision-making given technological transformations. As a discussion leader at the ‘Designing Out Poverty’ session, I will be shedding light on some of the core challenges in ending poverty and the nexus of […]