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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
As Youth Engagement Manager, Ann is responsible for leading international and regional alumni and YouthLAB engagement efforts. In her role, she supports the development of alumni engagement strategies and coordinates global opportunities for YouthLAB member across DOT’s network. Ann brings over 9 years of experience in human resource administration, gender and program implementation for youth […]
Nungari Mwangi
Nungari works at the African Development Bank’s Agri-SME Innovative Financing program where she leads on Strategy, Partnerships and Special Initiatives. Nungari holds a Phd in International Development from the University of Cambridge and has eight years of experience working in development strategy consulting, academic research and humanitarian program management. Previously, Nungari worked at the Alliance for […]
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 […]
Meaghan Anderson
As Gender and Safeguarding Manager, Meaghan works closely with her counterparts across the DOT network to strengthen DOT’s growing focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Meaghan is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of project gender equality strategies and implementation plans, strengthening capacity in gender equality across the DOT network, and supporting the […]
Hamza Shraideh
Hamza previously worked on several youth projects building the capacity of youth and supporting them through an ecosystem of youth innovators as part of the King Abdullah II Fund for Development and the Madrasati initiative. He brings experience in developing social enterprises and supporting the creation and expansion of youth-led initiatives. Hamza also holds a […]