Impact
Measure the journey, not just the moment.
YCDI is building a pipeline designed to track how exposure develops into skills, and how skills connect to education, employment and entrepreneurship.
01 / Impact today
Current impact
- Years of delivery
- 10
- Youth engaged
- 3,000+
- Placed in tech jobs
- 30+
- Businesses started by YCDI youth
- 3
02 / How we measure
What we track
Primary long-term outcomes
- Employment
- Entrepreneurship
- Education pathways
Secondary outcomes
- Participation
- Digital skill development
- Digital confidence
- Technology exposure
- Female participation, where applicable
03 / The pipeline
Exposure becomes skill. Skill becomes opportunity.
Stage 1
Engage
First experiences build exposure and confidence, and show young people what technology makes possible.
Stage 2
Equip
Structured, hands-on learning turns that curiosity into measurable digital skills.
Stage 3
Empower
Skills connect to leadership, mentorship, employment, entrepreneurship and further education.
04 / 2035 ambition
Our long-term ambition.
2035 targets — not current results
- Engage
- 1,000,000youthTarget
- Equip
- 500,000youthTarget
- Empower
- 300,000youthTarget
- Innovation hubs
- 30hubsTarget
05 / SDG alignment
Aligned with the Global Goals
Primary
- SDG 4Quality Education
- SDG 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
Supporting
- SDG 5Gender Equality
- SDG 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure