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International Youth Day: inclusive digital and social innovation
Happy International Youth Day! This year’s International Youth Day is highlighting the efforts of young people around the world who are engaging with local, national and global institutions to solve social, economic and environmental challenges within their communities. In light of this year’s global pandemic, youth continue to show their resiliency, strength and drive to […]
DOT’s 2018 Youth Unconference
Our third DOT Youth Unconference was a huge success! In October we gathered 130 daring social innovators from 13 countries in Nairobi, Kenya for three days of collaboration around the theme of inclusivity: bridging gender and social barriers to build inclusive communities. #DOTYouth delegates showcased their social initiatives, led interactive peer-learning sessions, and developed their networks. […]
Making a #CaseForChange in Rwanda
Did you know that Rwanda is one of the top five global leaders in gender equality? In Rwanda, 86% of women are in the workforce – one of the highest rates in the world – and women represent 64% of Rwandan parliament. It’s one of only five countries in the world that has closed at least […]
Live video showcase with #DOTYouth from Kenya and Tanzania
On April 26th, DOT joined Global Affairs Canada at an International Girls in ICT Day showcase of the work Canadian organizations are doing with and for girls in ICT. We were excited to bring in two #DOTYouth virtually: Ruth Kaveke from Kenya and Catherine Kalinga from Tanzania joined via a live video cast to share […]
Bridging the Gender Digital Divide: Shopify’s Serena Ngai interviews Kijoli Mjombo, Tanzania
It’s Girls in ICT Day! We’re celebrating by featuring the incredible work of young innovators who are tackling the gender digital divide in their communities and countries. Young people with social enterprises focused on girls in ICT will be interviewed by influencers, supporters, and advocates from the private sector about their initiatives, impact, and inspiration. […]
Bridging the Gender Digital Divide: SAP’s Batoul Husseini interviews Charbel Trad, Lebanon
[An English-language transcript of the Arabic portion of this video is available at the bottom of this post] It’s Girls in ICT Day! We’re celebrating by featuring the incredible work of young innovators who are tackling the gender digital divide in their communities and countries. Young people with social enterprises focused on girls in ICT […]
Introducing DOT’s 2019 YouthLAB: Mekedes Bogale
Meet Mekedes Bogale, a member of DOT’s 2019 Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YouthLAB) representing Ethiopia. Mekedes is a young Ethiopian with a background in law and community development. She is a #DOTYouth alumni who has trained hundreds of young men and women in her community in entrepreneurship and digital skills. Mekedes shares, “As a DOT Youth and […]
Introducing DOT’s 2019 YouthLAB: Marwa Harb
Meet Marwa Harb, a member of DOT’s 2019 Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YouthLAB) representing Lebanon. Marwa provides digital skills and entrepreneurship training to youth and refugees in Lebanon. She works with DOT Lebanon’s Innovation Labs network, where she specializes in supporting community members to build mobile apps. She is a former math teacher and #DOTYouth alumni. Marwa […]
Introducing DOT’s 2019 YouthLAB: Fredrick H. Semainda
Meet Fredrick H. Semainda, a member of DOT’s 2019 Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YouthLAB) representing Tanzania. Frederick is the director and co-founder of Tanzania Youth Espouse for Gender and Development (TYEGD). He is a champion of the Sustainable Development Goals, and passionate about gender equality, peace, human rights, and justice. Frederick has trained hundreds of […]
Introducing DOT’s 2018 YouthLAB: Daliah Hasan Akileh
Meet Daliah Hasan Akileh, a member of DOT’s 2018 Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YouthLAB) representing Jordan. Daliah is a young Jordanian who is passionate about empowering youth to reach their full potential. She is a chemical engineer, #DOTYouth alumni, and motivational speaker. Daliah shares, “I am very excited to be a member of DOT’s YouthLAB, which […]