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Zufan Tesfaye
Zufan Tesfaye is a project coordinator and social entrepreneur who is well experienced and runs multiple projects in a not-for-profit organization. She holds a BA in law and is pursuing her MA in project planning and management. In collaboration with a local public school she has started a social enterprise that produces women’s reusable sanitary […]
Waad Al Amro
Waad Al Amro is a young energetic and highly sociable lady from Jordan. She is a visionary young leader and has been participating in DOT Jordan’s programs to upskill herself as she looks forward to joining the workforce in the near future. She is passionate about leading change in her community and recently played a […]
Sophia Abeid
Sophia is an Electronics & Telecoms engineer and a young innovator who has been passionate about the STEM field since the age of 13. She is the youngest awardee to receive an award by Next Einstein Forum in Tanzania under the “Women emerging in STEM careers” category. She works to promote STEM subjects to girls […]
Raya Bou Jaber
Raya has proved to be an amazing role model to youth in her country. She brings on board extensive experience in women empowerment and youth development. She holds a Masters Degree in Business Management and has been working with young entrepreneurs for over 5 years. “As a member of DOT’s Global Youth Leadership Advisory Board, […]
Kelvin Gwuma
Kelvin is a social entrepreneur based in the Western region of Kenya. He is dedicated to empowering youth and children through his SAIDE Community Library by providing free learning opportunities through digital literacy programs and community outreach programs. Kelvin has worked with partners such as American Friends of Kenya, Worldreader, Population Service International Kenya, Foundation […]
Alain Ibarushamaboko
Alain is a seasoned advocate for youth and women’s empowerment, leads Better Life Adventures, providing impactful life skills training for youth. With 8 years of experience, including roles at Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT Rwanda) and the Global Youth Leadership Advisory Board, Alain has influenced diverse groups positively. His civil engineering background complements his coaching expertise, […]
Ann Nderitu
Ann is a dedicated champion of youth leadership and development, with extensive experience in human resource administration, gender, and program implementation for youth and women-led initiatives. In her previous role, Ann supported DOT Kenya in implementing programs that addressed youth leadership, training, and development in social entrepreneurship, gender, ICT, sustainability, and women’s empowerment. She is […]
Nungari Mwangi
Nungari is currently the Strategy, Partnerships and Special Initiatives lead for the De-risking Agricultural Finance and Climate Resilience team at the African Development Bank. She is currently working on the development of the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA), a continental climate financing facility aiming to mobilize $1 billion to de-risk private sector […]
Weris Dualeh
As Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Weris supports with collection of qualitative and quantitative data, and the implementation of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks across DOT’s network. Prior to joining DOT, Weris worked at UNDP Rwanda and East Java – Indonesia where she supported the establishment of M&E frameworks and facilitated M&E capacity building for […]
Emma Edwards
As Business Development Manager, Emma supports the Partnership Development Hub to build and maintain relationships with donors, partners and stakeholders across DOT’s network. In her role, she also supports DOT’s presence at global events and fundraising and partnership engagement. Before joining DOT, Emma worked as a Communications Coordinator with IMRSV Data Labs, contributing to business […]