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Humans of YandyTech Spotlight💡 Meet Muktar Salisu, the Admin & Operations Officer at YandyTech Community. Muktar studied Tourism Management Technology at Kaduna Polytechnic and has a strong interest in technology, community development and youth empowerment. Driven by a passion for learning and creating meaningful impact, he believes in being part of initiatives that bring people together and contribute to sustainable change. At YandyTech, Muktar contributes to the administrative and operational processes that support the organisation's daily activities. His role reflects the importance of coordination, teamwork and the behind-the-scenes efforts that keep an organisation moving forward. For Muktar, every opportunity to learn, contribute and support community development is another step towards making a difference. #Yandytechat8 #humansofyandytech

Five years ago, the @ng_youthfund made a bet on young Nigerians. Today, YandyTech Community is proud to be part of the proof. Happy 5th anniversary to @ng_youthfund, and thank you to LEAP Africa, the Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation for building a fund that trusts young people to lead. @ng_youthfund supported our Kaduna Digital Peace Promotion Advocates Project (KADPAP), which equipped young people in Kaduna to use digital spaces to build peace instead of division. KADPAP didn’t end when the project did. It became the foundation for our @t4pclab initiative, where we keep bringing technology, young people and communities together for peace and civic participation. That is what good funding does. It doesn’t just support a project. It plants something that keeps growing. Here’s to five years of NYFF, and to the many youth-led ideas it will help take root across Nigeria. #NYFFat5 #NigeriaYouthFuturesFund #Tech4Peace #KADPAP #YandyTechCommunity

Happy birthday @alaminmagaga 🥳 As YandyTech’s Chief Technology Officer, your innovative thinking and deep expertise in your field is truly wholesome to see. As you step into this new year, we wish you nothing but greatness and prosperity in everything you do. Keep being awesome! #humansofyandytech #birthdaypost

@YandyTech is heading to COY21! Through our climate initiative, the Youth Empowerment for Climate Action Network (YE-CAN), YandyTech Community will join young people from around the world at the 21st Global Conference of Children and Youth on Climate Change (COY21). It takes place in Antalya, Türkiye, from 5 to 7 November 2026. At YandyTech, we believe young people should not only be part of climate conversations but also lead the solutions. Through @OfficialYECAN, we are turning that belief into action by empowering young people through climate education, green skills, grassroots innovation and community-led sustainability initiatives. Our participation at COY21 is an opportunity to amplify African youth voices, share experiences from our communities, build meaningful partnerships and contribute to global conversations shaping the future of climate action. From our communities to the global stage, our commitment remains the same: empowering young people to build a more sustainable and climate-resilient future. Follow our journey this week for updates from Antalya. #COY21 #COP31 #YouthClimateAction #YOUNGO #YECAN #YandyTech #ClimateActionNigeria #AfricanYouthForClimate

Building a Safer Digital Nigeria, One Conversation at a Time! As Nigeria continues to embrace the opportunities of the digital age, the need to protect our digital space from cyber threats has never been more important. On 20–21 October 2026, we joined stakeholders in Abuja for the 2026 Cybercrime Awareness Campaign and National Consultations, organised under the Joint Case Team on Cybercrimes (JCTC), with support from International IDEA’s RoLAC II Programme. Representing us was our Chief Technology Officer, @MagagaAlamin who joined other key stakeholders in discussions and engagements focused on strengthening Nigeria’s response to cybercrime. From an awareness walk at Eagle Square to technical conversations at the Federal Ministry of Justice, the two-day event provided an opportunity to raise awareness, exchange ideas and explore practical ways to tackle emerging digital threats, including the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence. Guided by the theme “Securing Nigeria’s Digital Future: A Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society Response to Cybercrime,” one message stood out: creating a safer digital Nigeria is a shared responsibility. #CybercrimeAwareness2026 #YandyTechCommunity #DigitalAdvocacy

Eight Years. Thousands of Stories. One Community. Every journey begins somewhere. For some, it was their first tech training. For others, it was a workshop, a new friendship, a certificate, a mentorship opportunity, or that one experience that opened the door to something bigger. For eight years, YandyTech Community has been part of many such moments. And behind every programme, event and milestone are people whose stories deserve to be remembered. Were you part of the YandyTech journey? We want to hear from you! As we celebrate 8 years of YandyTech Community, we are putting together a community archive to preserve the faces, memories and experiences that have shaped who we are today. Have an old photograph from a YandyTech event? A certificate from your first training? A video, screenshot, memorable experience or story about how YandyTech impacted your journey? We would love for you to share it with us. Whether you joined us eight years ago or just eight days ago, you are part of this story. Because YandyTech's story isn't just about the programmes we've organised or the milestones we've achieved. It's about the people who made it all possible. Let's bring those memories together and tell our story through the people who lived it. Share your YandyTech story here: bit.ly/YTCCall4Stories Eight years of impact. Eight years of people. And countless stories worth preserving. #YandyTechAt8 #HumansOfYandyTech

8 years of impact, resilience, and empoweringyoung people! From humble beginnings to creating lasting change, and in truth, we’re just getting started! #YandyTechAt8 #YandyTechCommunity

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! Independent Security Assessment and Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for Muryanmu V2.0 As we work towards building a more informed, empowered, and accountable society, the security and privacy of citizens remain essential to creating digital platforms people can trust. At YandyTech, we are committed to strengthening the Muryanmu platform as a reliable civic technology tool that enables citizens to access credible information, engage meaningfully in democratic processes, and hold elected representatives accountable. With support from the Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI), we are inviting qualified independent consultants and firms to submit proposals for an Independent Security Assessment and Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for Muryanmu V2.0. This engagement will help assess the platform’s security measures, identify potential vulnerabilities, evaluate privacy-related risks, and provide recommendations to strengthen data protection and safeguard users’ information. The assessment is an important step towards ensuring that Muryanmu continues to evolve as a secure, responsible, and trustworthy civic technology platform. Application requirements: CV/Portfolio Technical Proposal Financial Proposal Interested and qualified consultants or firms should submit their applications to [email protected]. Submission deadline: 6 November 2026 #YandyTech #Muryanmu #DDI

Every community has a story. Ours has thousands. It started with a door. Over eight years, people have walked through it. Some came curious. Some came unsure. Some came with nothing but an idea and the courage to share it. They joined our programmes. They stayed to volunteer. They stood in front of rooms and facilitated sessions. They built solutions, showed up for their communities, and walked out with careers they once only imagined. Somewhere along the way, their stories became ours. So now, we’re handing them the mic. Introducing HUMANS OF YANDYTECH, a series celebrating the people behind eight years of learning, innovation and community impact. One face, one journey, one story at a time. And if YandyTech is part of your story, tell us in the comments. We’d love to hear it. #HumansOfYandyTech #YandyTechAt8 – at Chanchaga, Nigeria

The YandyTech team recently engaged with the Ministry of Women Affairs to strengthen connections and explore areas of alignment between our work and the Ministry’s priorities, particularly in gender inclusion and social protection. As an organisation committed to youth development, technology, innovation, and inclusive community development, YandyTech recognises the importance of working alongside relevant institutions to advance shared goals and create opportunities for meaningful impact. We believe that stronger connections between organisations and institutions can help drive sustainable change and build more inclusive communities. We look forward to continued engagement and opportunities to contribute to initiatives that empower individuals and communities. #Yandytech #ministryofwomenaffairs #innovation #communityimpact