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Digital Opportunity Trust and the Mastercard Foundation expand the impact of the Going Beyond project with nine youth-serving organizations in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) and the Mastercard Foundation are proud to announce nine new partner organizations for the project, “Going Beyond – Partnering for a Youth-Led Future.” These nine youth-led and youth-serving partner organizations join the six named in the first year of the project, bringing the total number of partners to 15. The addition […]
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Digital Opportunity Trust and the Mastercard Foundation expand the impact of the Going Beyond project with nine youth-serving organizations in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) and the Mastercard Foundation are proud to announce nine new partner organizations for the project, “Going Beyond – Partnering for a Youth-Led Future.” These nine youth-led and youth-serving partner organizations join the six named in the first year of the project, bringing the total number of partners to 15. The addition […]
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AI for All: Empowering #DOTYouth to Lead in the Global AI Economy
As the momentum builds for the inaugural Global AI Summit on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda on April 3-4 2025. Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, Violette Uwamutara, joins hundreds of global leaders committed to shaping Africa’s role in the Global AI economy. Of particular importance to DOT is to reinforce the power of […]
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Closing the Gap: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in a Digital World
For Kulaisi Matiki, few things are as important in life as her independence. “I have never seen myself working for someone else,” she explains. That entrepreneurial grit helped her start several businesses in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. In a single day, you might find her helping a customer choose between two glossy bundles of […]
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The Courage to Change Lives: How Going Beyond Youth Leaders are Reshaping the Futures of African Youth
When Mgalla Mgini began facilitating the Digital Business Program for young entrepreneurs in her community in Tanzania last year, she heard the same thing over and over. I can’t do that. For instance, when she explained how to market small businesses on social media, some of the young people in her cohort told her their […]
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From Training to Transformation: How DOT’s Organizational Development Program is Empowering Local Organizations with Knowledge in Going Beyond
Over the past several months, Neema Walter and her colleagues have seen their community transform. Working with the Digital Opportunity Trust and the Mastercard Foundation’s Going Beyond project, their organization, Sheria Kiganjani, has overseen the training of hundreds of young people in Tanzania in digital business skills. Before Going Beyond began, Neema observed how demoralized […]
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Change is Contagious – An Annual Message of Hope and Resilience
“Change is not only possible but contagious.” These powerful words from Marwa Deeb, set the tone for an inspiring conversation that welcomed 2025 in a dynamic exchange of ideas and knowledge sharing. Janet Longmore, Founder and CEO of Digital Opportunity Trust, joined Wendy Shewiyo, JD Kouassi and Marwa Deeb, three inspiring DOT young leaders to […]
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