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 […]
Read MoreYTF became a member of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), initiative of the World Wide Web Foundation. YTF is on the A4AI Advisory Council and has made a 2017 commitment to meet A4AI’s gender equity #TechWomenAfrica goals. #TechWomenAfrica calls for a gender-responsive policy to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Leaders representing nearly 30 […]
Read MoreNjideka Harry Highlights 3D Africa as a solution to accelerate innovation through women and girls Pictured: Girls enrolled in YTF programming in Eastern Nigeria YTF President and CEO Njideka Harry is in New York this week, contributing insights on accelerating innovation for sustainable development at the 71st session of the General Assembly of the United […]
Read MoreFor two days in September, a group of high-level individuals are gathering in Accra, Ghana, for a summit with a mission: furthering the rights and interests of African women and girls through technology policies. The Youth for Technology Foundation’s (YTF) President and CEO Njideka Harry is participating as a panelist for “Digital Education and Skills,” […]
Read MoreThe Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) announced their role as a network partner for Africa Code Week, happening October 1-10. Two YTF staffers also serve as ambassadors for the initiative, including Joseph Kamau in Kenya and Chibuike Egejuru in Nigeria. Africa Code Week hosts workshops across 17 countries this week, and YTF will host training […]
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2015 – The Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) will participate in the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum’s (AWIEF) event, themed Investing in Women Entrepreneurs: Unleashing Africa’s Economic Growth, September 8 and 9 in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference will assemble successful entrepreneurs and business leaders from diverse African countries and beyond for a […]
Read MoreNjideka Harry, the President and Chief Executive Officer at the Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), was interviewed about the upcoming World Economic Forum on Africa, which took place in Cape Town on 4th and 5th June. Here’s a peek: What’s your solution for solving Africa’s skills crisis? The educational system in Africa is not broken, […]
Read MoreYouth for Technology Foundation Leaves a Mark at World Economic Forum in South Africa Njideka Harry led discussions and participated in sessions to explore the future of technology in Africa Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) President and CEO Njideka Harry traveled to South Africa last week to actively participate in numerous sessions at the 2015 World […]
Read MoreYTF Is There as Sci-Fi Becomes a Reality In Africa, there is a vibrant culture of young people creating things. Having worked in this field extensively over the last 15 years, we at Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) know innovation often comes from the unavailability of resources and pure necessity. There simply aren’t enough […]
Read MoreYouth for Technology Foundation Launches Project LLP to Transform Libraries in Nigeria April 2015, Nigeria. Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) has partnered with Beyond Access, a program of the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to launch Learning and Libraries, Project LLP, in Nigeria. This […]
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