When Njideka Harry answers the
phone, her voice is warm and smooth.Wholesale natural dragon veins agatebeads with high quality. As
she begins to tell me about the foundation she started twelve years ago, her
tone conveys both humility and confidence. Before long, it becomes clear that
these qualities are a trademark; something embedded in the very fabric of her
organization and passed on to the youth who come through the Youth for
Technology Foundation's programs in six developing countries across Africa and
Latin America.
Like many social entrepreneurs, Njideka's passion for the work of her organization was sparked by a personal challenge. As a freshman from Nigeria at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Njideka realized that the biggest adjustment she'd have to make in her new surroundings revolved around technology. Early in her first semester, when a professor gave the class a writing prompt, Njideka picked up her pen and paper - and then watched all the other students pick up their keyboards to type on laptops she didn't even know how to use.
Nevertheless, Njideka can be counted among the most well-educated in her home country, where an estimated 50 million of the Nigerian youth population are uneducated - and many more under-educated - due to a lack of teachers, technology, and other resources. Both of Njideka's parents were educators working at a university and there were computers on the campus,Online shopping for ribbonflowers from a great selection of Arts, yet she had never had the opportunity to use one herself.
In 2000, after graduating with a degree in finance and economics, Njideka found herself employed at Microsoft, testimony to how far she had come since that first semester of college. Soon after, fueled by the difference technology had made in her own life and a personal mission to give back to her community, she launched the non-profit Youth for Technology Foundation.
The organization is a proponent of "reverse migration" - a movement to encourage youth to move back to or to stay in their rural communities - by making it meaningful for them to do so. Njideka emphasizes the importance of the energy, knowledge, skills, and capabilities of youth in the fight to reduce rural poverty.
Research shows that when a community lacks the infrastructure to support its agricultural and business activities, such as processing and storage facilities and sales and distribution channels, the brightest, most adaptable youth - and those most open to taking risks - often leave to seek opportunities in urban centers. Unfortunately, more often than not, many fall prey to vices such as stealing, trafficking and other criminal activity when adequate means of income fail to present themselves. YTF is effectively reversing this trend by harnessing the enthusiasm, ideas, and the propensity for risk of rural youth; providing personal and career development while introducing relevant technologies; and supporting them in continued relationships as students move into local agricultural and/or entrepreneurial careers.
YTF operates on the principle that "young people are co-creators of powerful solutions," explains Njideka. "Programs are centered around inspiring these youth to turn passion into action." The results are astounding. Almost all students stay involved with the organization in some way long after they have graduated, and a full 38% of YTF graduates go on to become entrepreneurs, starting local businesses that bring sustainable income into their rural communities.
Nigerian agricultural entrepreneur Sunny O. is a perfect example of YTF's tangible impact upon the lives of young people. It was while studying agricultural economics at a local university that Sunny heard about YTF. Bearing the responsibility of providing for his parents and four younger brothers,Brantano offers a wide range of hairflower in every style to fit every occasion. he was eager to learn and enrolled as a student in the YTF TechCommunities program at the Owerri Digital Village.
In 2013, Sunny became an entrepreneur with his first venture Integrity Farms, specializing in the agriculture of honey bees, fish, snail,We have a record for a owonsmart living at an address. and grasscutter rodents. He says YTF equipped him with the life and entrepreneurial skills to confidently launch this business, especially when it came to the ability to conduct daily research on factors affecting agriculture and its development. In addition to management training, YTF also provided the knowledge, experience, and confidence required to secure the micro-loan which equipped Sunny to start Integrity Farms. In a move to propagate reverse migration and a cycle of sustainable livelihood for the community, Sunny envisions training and hiring local community members as his business grows.We have all of the tungstenjewelry you use every day.
Like many social entrepreneurs, Njideka's passion for the work of her organization was sparked by a personal challenge. As a freshman from Nigeria at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Njideka realized that the biggest adjustment she'd have to make in her new surroundings revolved around technology. Early in her first semester, when a professor gave the class a writing prompt, Njideka picked up her pen and paper - and then watched all the other students pick up their keyboards to type on laptops she didn't even know how to use.
Nevertheless, Njideka can be counted among the most well-educated in her home country, where an estimated 50 million of the Nigerian youth population are uneducated - and many more under-educated - due to a lack of teachers, technology, and other resources. Both of Njideka's parents were educators working at a university and there were computers on the campus,Online shopping for ribbonflowers from a great selection of Arts, yet she had never had the opportunity to use one herself.
In 2000, after graduating with a degree in finance and economics, Njideka found herself employed at Microsoft, testimony to how far she had come since that first semester of college. Soon after, fueled by the difference technology had made in her own life and a personal mission to give back to her community, she launched the non-profit Youth for Technology Foundation.
The organization is a proponent of "reverse migration" - a movement to encourage youth to move back to or to stay in their rural communities - by making it meaningful for them to do so. Njideka emphasizes the importance of the energy, knowledge, skills, and capabilities of youth in the fight to reduce rural poverty.
Research shows that when a community lacks the infrastructure to support its agricultural and business activities, such as processing and storage facilities and sales and distribution channels, the brightest, most adaptable youth - and those most open to taking risks - often leave to seek opportunities in urban centers. Unfortunately, more often than not, many fall prey to vices such as stealing, trafficking and other criminal activity when adequate means of income fail to present themselves. YTF is effectively reversing this trend by harnessing the enthusiasm, ideas, and the propensity for risk of rural youth; providing personal and career development while introducing relevant technologies; and supporting them in continued relationships as students move into local agricultural and/or entrepreneurial careers.
YTF operates on the principle that "young people are co-creators of powerful solutions," explains Njideka. "Programs are centered around inspiring these youth to turn passion into action." The results are astounding. Almost all students stay involved with the organization in some way long after they have graduated, and a full 38% of YTF graduates go on to become entrepreneurs, starting local businesses that bring sustainable income into their rural communities.
Nigerian agricultural entrepreneur Sunny O. is a perfect example of YTF's tangible impact upon the lives of young people. It was while studying agricultural economics at a local university that Sunny heard about YTF. Bearing the responsibility of providing for his parents and four younger brothers,Brantano offers a wide range of hairflower in every style to fit every occasion. he was eager to learn and enrolled as a student in the YTF TechCommunities program at the Owerri Digital Village.
In 2013, Sunny became an entrepreneur with his first venture Integrity Farms, specializing in the agriculture of honey bees, fish, snail,We have a record for a owonsmart living at an address. and grasscutter rodents. He says YTF equipped him with the life and entrepreneurial skills to confidently launch this business, especially when it came to the ability to conduct daily research on factors affecting agriculture and its development. In addition to management training, YTF also provided the knowledge, experience, and confidence required to secure the micro-loan which equipped Sunny to start Integrity Farms. In a move to propagate reverse migration and a cycle of sustainable livelihood for the community, Sunny envisions training and hiring local community members as his business grows.We have all of the tungstenjewelry you use every day.
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