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Max Du

Calgary, AB

Max Du is a grade 10 student from Alberta, who is passionate to innovate to better people’s lives. Max founded NPO Youth Digital Talent to team up students to learn and work out digital solutions to help small businesses, non-profit organizations. Max enjoys tackling complex interdisciplinary challenges using robotics, artificial intelligence, aerospace engineering and design. He represented Team Canada for ISEF 2023, he won top honor as Platinum Award Innovation winner of CWSF 2022. He won the United States Most Creative Award winner of Real World Design Challenge 2022 with his team for designing a delivery drone. As captain and chief programmer, Max has enjoyed building 7 robots with his FTC/FRC teams, and qualified for the World Tournament.

Youth Digital Talent

Youth Digital Talent is a registered nonprofit dedicated to empower and train youth digital talent to develop digital solutions and accelerate digital transformation for nonprofits and small businesses.

About this Project

Communities Served

My project will involve and/or impact the following communities:

  • Persons with disabilities
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • LGBTQ2+ Community members
  • Racial or visible minorities
  • Multi-barrier populations
  • Refugees & newcomers
  • Vulnerable individuals (e.g. those experiencing addiction, abuse)

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

When it comes to community impact projects, the UN has created 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These are the Sustainable Development Goals associated with my project.

  • SDG 4: Quality education
  • SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth

How the project works

YDT paired highschool and undergraduate students in project-based teams to develop creative, sustainable digital solutions for nonprofits and small businesses at minimum costs while getting valuable project experiences to launch their career. YDT built a mentor community which guided students in their work through hands-on workshops, and resources support.

Project Impact

Youth Digital Talent has empowered 177 high school students with digital skills learning through hands-on mentoring on client projects, industrial business office tours, guest speakers, virtual meetups, and webinars. YDT project teams have delivered 3 creative digital solutions with great social and economic impact. Currently, Youth Digital Talent is working with the GLOCAL Foundation of Canada with UI/UX design volunteer work.

Project Mission

Youth Digital Talent aims to empower youth digital talents to get hands-on work experiences to launch their career while contributing meaningful value to nonprofits for social good and to small businesses for economic good

Project Team

Project Team is building