If, like us, you are passionate about the inclusion and engagement of young people in research, then we highly recommend that you peruse the Mastercard Foundation’s Youth Think Tank (YTT).

The YTT is a research group launched in 2012 that is made up of young people from the Mastercard Foundation’s networks. In partnership with Restless Development, the think tank trains and mentors young people in the various aspects of research: from doing research collecting evidence, to documenting the youth’s needs, challenges, and aspirations.

Having grown to 100 researchers from seven countries across Africa, the YTT’s research focuses on key issues affecting the youth. For example, one of their most recent reports addresses the question ‘What makes young women successful in STEM careers?’

Follow this link to read the report and to access reports from past years.