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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF)</strong> is an international non-profit organization that seeks to bridge the digital canyon among disadvantaged communities in developing countries, starting with the continent of Africa. The vision of Youth for Technology Foundation is to foster wealth creation, reduce unemployment and create self-sustaining communities by providing marginalized people in rural communities with the technology tools, training and resources to enable them to realize their greatest potential.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">In many developing countries today, the equal adoption of technology excludes many individuals and communities from reaping the fruits of the economy. With the advent of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), access to knowledge has become a potent force for transforming social, economic and political life globally.</span></p>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN">The <em>information highway </em>is leaving the African youth poorer in technology knowledge, skills and global reach. Thousands of young people leave school with the hope of developing a career and sustainable life that often turns into an illusion. A systematic and targeted infusion of appropriate technology in disadvantaged communities and consequent empowerment of youth will serve as a <em>coup de grace</em> to youth poverty, crime, violence and unemployment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN">The YTF slogan, <strong>"Delivering to the Community - Bridging the Digital Canyon"</strong> is indicative of what YTF will achieve. Youth for Technology Foundation has an all inclusive model which focuses on bringing access to technology and resources to the people at the very bottom of the economic pyramid in developing countries – the girl-child and rural women.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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For more information, please visit <strong>www.youthfortechnology.org</strong>.</p>
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