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Read MoreYTF Contributes to Global Mobile Learning Conversation in Paris Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) will be at the Mobile Learning Week in Paris the week of February 23 to discuss and exhibit YTF’s work with mobile technologies. This gathering is UNESCO’s flagship information and communications technology (ICT) in education event, with a theme […]
Read MoreYTF President, Njideka Harry, will join world leaders, around the globe at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 to contribute expertise on some of the world’s most pressing challenges. The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting convenes global leaders from across business, government, international organizations, academia and civil society in Davos for strategic dialogues that […]
Read More3D Printing. Girls. Africa The Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) received confirmation in December of a grant from Women Enhancing Technology (WeTech), in partnership with Google, for 3D Africa. With this funding, YTF will operate a prototyping and engineering space with 3D printing technologies to ignite a passion for STEM in Nigerian girls. 3D Africa combines programming and entrepreneurship; […]
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Read More“Njideka Harry ’12 sat in the college classroom, feeling lost. It wasn’t the class load; it was that the other students had something she lacked: the knowledge to use a computer. The year was 1993 and Harry, a Nigerian native who had recently moved to the United States, had no experience with technology.” Our founder […]
Read MoreLagos, June 26 – 27, 2014. YTF will attend the Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Conference where YTF’s President and CEO, Njideka Harry, will moderate a panel discussion: “Social entrepreneurship journey – Increasing prosperity in West Africa”. Key points included in this discussion will be: Social entrepreneurship as a key to economic growth Creating a […]
Read MoreLiverpool, U.K., June 10-12, 2014. YTF’s President and CEO, Njideka Harry attended Africa Rising 2014, a conference showcasing the growing African market place, in Liverpool last week. Harry spoke on a panel, “Next steps to connect Africa: New trends in technology for market entry”. In this session, she shared a global view on equipping youth […]
Read MoreThis month, the Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) received a generous donation from the Northern Illinois University’s Center for Social Entrepreneurship to launch an online youth entrepreneurship and mentorship platform, made possible by Dennis and Stacey Barsema. The Competition The funds will support Project 3E (Education, Environment, and Entrepreneurship), and will cover program operation needs, […]
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