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Violette Uwamutara
Violette serves as the Vice President Sub-Saharan Africa and Country Director for Rwanda, demonstrating remarkable leadership since DOT Rwanda’s inception in 2010. Prior to DOT Rwanda, she spent seven years at the Embassy of Rwanda in Washington DC, beginning as a policy analyst and rising to become a diplomat in the position of First Secretary. […]
Esther Gathigi
Esther Wanjiru Gathigi is passionate about empowering young and aspiring entrepreneurs to develop the skills and insights they need to transition their startups into high-potential business ventures. Prior to joining DOT, Esther was the Executive Director for WECREATE Kenya, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State that establishes entrepreneurial community centers in safe and […]
Natalie Kimbugwe
Natalie is a respected consultant within Uganda’s ICT community. She has served on the management team of AITEC Uganda and was Program Manager for I-Network Uganda, where she designed and implemented public communications programs to promote the importance of ICT in Uganda’s development. She also served as Director for the Kalangala Information Center, a Rural […]
Gerardo Jaque
Gerardo joined DOT in 2017 as Program Manager for Chile, supporting private sector partnerships and community relationships. Gerardo is a licensed psychologist and holds an MBA from Georgia College & State University. For the last 12 years, Gerardo has worked with diverse populations ranging from homeless youth, migrant families, and the developmentally disabled to corporate […]
Seda Gül Aysoy
Based in Istanbul, Turkey, Seda is DOT’s Program Manager for Turkey. She joined the DOT team in 2012, and manages private sector partnerships and community relations in Turkey, contributing to the deep community impact and success of programs. Seda holds a Bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations from Istanbul Bilgi University and a […]
Beata Gelderbloem
Beata Gelderbloem joined DOT in 2016 as Program Manager for South Africa, coordinating programming and community relationships with DOT’s private sector partners. A South African national, Beata has worked in Israel, USA and Germany. Before joining DOT, Beata was Program Director of These Numbers Have Faces, a non-profit providing academic scholarships and support to university […]