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YINTA Foundation

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Crime Prevention Development Education Science and Technology Volunteerism Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Education and training of women Information and communication technologies Millennium Development Goals Social Development: Information and Communications Technologies Youth Sustainable Development: Education Technology
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Ghana
Millennium Development Goals:	Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	YINTA Foundation’s mission is to educate and develop the youth in the proper use of ICT through a “Trainer of Trainers” program and create the awareness of the dangers of Cybercrime. This we know will help change the face of ICT in the country. Also with ICT being the fulcrum of development in the 21st Century, we believe that the operations of this organization will go a long way to support the nation in its achievement of the middle income status. we also seek to increase the number of female students pursuing ICT based careers in various institutions and also decrease Cybercrime rates to the barest minimum. We also aim at providing equal access to all the students to useful digital academic content and give them equal opportunities to learn about and to use latest ICTs for their own benefit. It creates opportunities for students to learn entrepreneurship and leadership skills and use ICTs in their ventures.
Year established:	2010
Year of registration:	2010
Number and type of members:	250
Funding structure:	Fees for education and training services Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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