Youth Technology Accelerator is a free program of INFOGROUP INTERNATIONAL that provides young innovators, young entrepreneurs, young students, young migrants and young refugees in Sweden the mentorship to take their ideas to market and improve their chances of delivering a commercial and economic impact. The project seeks to create opportunities for young students, young refugees and young migrants between the ages of 18-29 to be active participants in the economic live in Sweden. The program is motivated by the need to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and culture as well as a sense of socioeconomic independence, job creation and self-sufficiency. Through a virtual mentorship; the program provides young innovators, young entrepreneurs, young students, young migrants and young refugees in Sweden benefits like information on seed funding, mentorship, workshops, collaboration and access to investors. They receive through the program a variety of valuable perks, which can help them build a startup on a lean budget. our team provide them with guidance, help with incorporation and funding documents. They receive Skype mentorship from successful entrepreneurs, experienced investors, industry experts, and connectors selected by Youth Technology Accelerator who help them strategize, prioritize, and expand their networks. Youth Technology Accelerator’s mentors have a wealth of experience and large networks that they share to help young people to succeed. They represent a wide range of industry experience and they have built successful companies and are thought leaders in creating economic, commercial and sustainable impact. Mentorship includes creation of business plan, business pitch, business model generation, customer development, leveraging human capital, lean UX, fundraising, financial modelling, etc:.

The main aim of the project is to make innovative use of technology (which has been the preserve of city dwellers) available to rural students at the Junior High School level at no cost to the students. We achieve this by collaborating with stakeholders (Ghana Education Service(GES), Members of Parliament, District Assemblies and Chiefs) to adequately empower students to discover and develop their potential, live productive lives and free themselves from the shackles of poverty (and indiscriminate sex) that has engulfed their community and write and pass the Basic education Certificate Examination (BECE) and obtain grades better than aggregate twenty (20). We set up electronic learning centre in the villages and furnish it with 10 computers, a multimedia projector and screen and a 5.5 hp petrol generator with electronic materials based on the GES approved syllabus. We deploy innovative technology-based strategies to teach (Mathematics, English, Science, ICT) and provide the students the opportunity to study at their own pace. We normally use one(1) day in a week for every project site whiles the regular teachers use four(4) days for instruction. The project’s impact has been enormous. In 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012, we carried out studies in the Ashanti Region, Central Region, Greater Accra Region, Eastern Region and Central Region of the Republic of Ghana to investigate the impact of this technology use. In one such study, it was discovered that three (3) out of every five (5) students opted for school instead of going to the farm or sea shore because of the innovative way they used to study. At Agona Duakwa District Assembly JHS, where we just ended one such pilot program, we discovered that this intervention has raised the confidence level of the students and inspired them. Out of a class of thirty-three (33) students, eighteen (18) students who were not very regular at school changed their truancy attitude and become committed to the classes. On an academic achievement scale of 1 to 10, 30% of the students moved from 5 to 9, 20% moved from 2 to 6, 40% moved from 2 to 5 in just four months. Our project is an example of outstanding educational practice in transforming education because it affords students the rear opportunity to explore and study at their own pace. The project inculcate in students the desire to fish for themselves and become life-long learners. It does not only fill the minds of students with theoretical facts but it also develops them.