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Meet our Sustainability & Youth Development Expert!
Nabila el Fazazi (Morocco) has joined our Advisory Board to guide our executive team in their strategic approach to empowering South...
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May 13, 20241 min read
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Empowering Visionaries, Igniting Change!
Big news alert! 🎉 📢 The African Youth Ignited 4ir executive team is thrilled to announce the fresh faces on our board🌟. Yep, you read...
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May 1, 20242 min read
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Girls in Robotics close Term 1 of 2024 at the American Corner Cape Town
'If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.' - Booker T. Washington Our three-day Girls in Robotics Digital Skills Holiday...
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Apr 12, 20241 min read
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Our Outreach Team supporting the Table View Library
We are delighted to continue our support for our community! It's been over three years working with Table View Library supporting their...
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Mar 7, 20241 min read
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AYI Executive Team at the Digital Coorporation Organisation
Our Chief of Development - Samantha Salimu, and Chief of Training Lindiwe Somana had an opportunity to engage with experts in the skills...
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Dec 1, 20231 min read
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CLOSING THE DIGITAL SKILLS GAP FOR YOUTH WITH The Digital Cooperation Organization
Join our CEO, Emma Mphahlele as she engages with a line up of global multi-stakeholder experts on digital inclusion on 15 November 2023...
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Nov 15, 20231 min read
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Collaborating with communities to meet youth NEET in cape Town
We are proud to have had the privilege of supporting Table View Library in implementing its Digital Skills development strategy. Every...
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Aug 31, 20231 min read
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Thanks to our dear friend and patron Zani Taitz for inviting us to @West Riding Primary School to en
Thanks to West Riding Primary School for inviting us to engage with your senior students about STEM careers last week. This school...
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Oct 5, 20221 min read
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AYI4ir due to talk Youth Employment in Africa at the 2022 Africa Tech Festival
If you are in the Mother City, make your way to the Cape Town International Convention Centre between Nov 7th - 11th. Our Founder and...
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Oct 3, 20221 min read
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AYI's Girls in Robotics (GiR) discuss machines and jobs
These conversations are important. They provide a compass to our young people regarding the trajectory of the global job market and...
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Sep 22, 20221 min read
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Girls in Robotics visits Tygerhof Primary School
We are excited to add Tygerhof Primary School to our list of collaborators on our #girlsinrobotics initiative - introducing girls to the...
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Sep 16, 20221 min read
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Empowering South Africa's retail giant workers @ Table View Library with digital skills
#roboticseducation #engineering #stemeducation #futureengineers #digitalskills #girsleducation #africangirlscode #generationequality...
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Aug 23, 20221 min read
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SOUTH AFRICAN AGENCY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT INVITES AYI4IR TO NSW LAUNCH IN KZN
We are excited and thankful to SAASTA for inviting us to participate in the 2022 National Science Week launch at the Mangosuthu...
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Jul 30, 20221 min read
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Dorper Wind Farm CEO invites AYI4ir to Nelson Mandela's region - Eastern Cape for
Thanks to Dorper Wind Farm CEO, Mamoso May for inviting us to engage with our youth in Molteno, Sterkstroom, and Queenstown about careers...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
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National Society of Black Engineers ZA supports AYI4ir at the launch of robotics competition in CPT
A big thank you to the South African chapter of NSBE for their tremendous support on this very important day in the history of FIRST Lego...
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Apr 29, 20221 min read
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AYI At Philippi village youth science fair 2022
African Youth Ignited was thrilled to be engaging with students from various schools from the vicinity of the Philippi Village on 22...
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Feb 22, 20221 min read
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