Supported Charities

At YL Ventures, we believe that when we are successful, we should share our good fortune with those who are less fortunate, in a way that helps build the right infrastructures for them to do well for themselves (we support ‘building clocks’ rather than ‘telling time’). The way we chose to contribute was by supporting charitable organizations that are focused on enabling talented individuals in poor countries grow and boost their local economies. Therefore, the management of YL Ventures is committed to sharing a portion of its annual profits with the following organizations, supporting them in their activities that foster entrepreneurship and the use of information technologies in the developing world:

Sevak Solutions
 
Sevak Solutions is a nonprofit organization that was established to support economic development in emerging markets. The company is developing and promoting technology innovations, business models, and collaborative efforts to dramatically increase the scale of financial services to the world’s urban and rural poor. Special emphasis is placed on creating viable, affordable solutions for those financial institutions that are unable to link into the formal financial sector due to communications, technical, or operational limitations.

Please visit: www.sevaksolutions.org

Inveneo
 
Inveneo is a non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to get the tools of ICT into the hands of organizations and people who need them most -- those in remote and rural communities in the developing world. To do this, Inveneo creates and sells highly affordable and sustainable ICTs that are specifically designed for organizations -- governments, NGOs, private enterprises -- that serve these rural communities with vital services that include education, healthcare, economic development, relief and telecenters. Our ICTs are designed to overcome challenges that these organizations face.

Please visit: www.inveneo.org

Youth for Technology Foundation
 
With community technology and learning centers in Africa, Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) is an international non-profit organization established in 2000.  YTF’s mission is to transform rural communities into enriched learning environments in which technology used appropriately enhances and expands opportunities for marginalized youth. YTF achieves its mission by providing technology leadership and entrepreneurship training to young people.  Embodiments of YTF’s vision include the Owerri Digital Village in Nigeria and the Sironko Digital Village in Uganda.  YTF pioneered the digital village “movement” in Nigeria and since its inception has worked with other non-profit organizations to replicate the model in several rural communities.

Please visit: www.youthfortechnology.org

Computer Aid International
 
Computer Aid International provides only the highest-quality, professionally refurbished computers for reuse in education, health and not-for-profit organisations in developing countries. Computer Aid has shipped over 90,000 PCs to where they are most needed in more than 100 countries, making it the world's largest and most experienced not-for-profit supplier of ICT 4 Development.

Please visit: www.computeraid.org