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Change Has a Ripple Effect
Over the next several years, the “Going Beyond – Partnering for a Youth-Led Future” project, a collaboration between Digital Opportunity Trust and the Mastercard Foundation, will equip 300,000 young Africans with the skills and mindset they need to thrive as entrepreneurs in a digital world. But that kind of generation-altering transformation does not happen overnight. […]
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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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DOT Announces Expansion of Youth-Led Climate Action Program Across Eight Countries, Supported by the Cisco Foundation
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is pleased to announce the expansion of the DOT Climate Program with support from the Cisco Foundation. This builds on the success of the pilot climate project in Lebanon and Tanzania, which will continue in the expanded initiative. This new phase, “Youth-led Climate Action at Scale,” will broaden DOT’s climate program […]
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#DOTYouth Driving Social Innovation from Grassroots to Global
In 2010, Sipho Mwanza was at home in the Zambian city of Choma when he saw an advertisement for a job collecting data for the census. He had just finished high school, and he was saving up money to attend university. The job seemed perfect, so he applied, and soon found himself bicycling through rural […]
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Evaluation Brief: Daring to Shift: Placing Young Women at the Center of Inclusive Growth
In 2023, DOT marked the conclusion of Daring to Shift (D2S), our largest multi-country, youth-led initiative. In partnership with the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada, this 4-year project, implemented by DOT spanned Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Lebanon, Jordan, and partner organizations in expansion countries Ghana, Malawi, Zambia, and Uganda. It placed young people—particularly young […]
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DOT Climate Program: From Local Action to Global Impact
The global climate crisis is driving unparalleled change, leading to a shift in mindset among young people using the power of knowledge. A mindset shift, coupled with capacity building, is enabling youth to raise awareness and collaborate with communities to foster grassroots mobilization and collective action. The Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) climate project is demonstrating […]
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