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Walid Abu Saifan
As Senior Program Development Manager at DOT, Walid collaborates with country teams and stakeholders to research, design, and develop innovative programs that align with DOT’s mission, vision, and objectives. He ensures these programs address both local and global needs while adhering to the highest quality standards, with a focus on fostering social change and development […]
Nada Ghaoui
Nada Ghaoui is the Vice President, Marketing and Development for Digital Opportunity Trust, supporting the network in delivering on the vision where all underserved and disadvantaged young women and men realize their potential in an inclusive digital economy. Nada brings over 24 years of expereince across the MENA business landscape, burnishing a strong reputation in […]
Ann Nderitu
Ann is a dedicated champion of youth leadership and development, with extensive experience in human resource administration, gender, and program implementation for youth and women-led initiatives. In her previous role, Ann supported DOT Kenya in implementing programs that addressed youth leadership, training, and development in social entrepreneurship, gender, ICT, sustainability, and women’s empowerment. She is […]
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 […]
Adil Skalli
Adil Skalli is a Moroccan-Canadian professional with 10 years of experience leading multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in the pursuit of meaningful impact. As a Program Design and Implementation Manager at Digital Opportunity Trust, he leads the design and implementation of skills development programs in Africa and the Middle East. His commitment lies in empowering innovators […]
Derek Matere
As a Digital Specialist at DOT, Derek Matere coordinates digital engagement activities on DOT’s Innojo and social platforms, and facilitates the organization’s global social media campaigns. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Derek first joined DOT in 2016 as a #DOTYouth in who facilitated entrepreneurship and digital skills programs. He has since founded his own social enterprise, […]
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. […]
Ivan Zenar
As a member of DOT’s executive team and Vice President of Program Operations, Ivan contributes to DOT’s overall strategic direction as well as the development and implementation of best practices. Ivan holds executive oversight of DOT’s in-country operations and expansion partnerships and leads the operations, MERL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning), and program development teams. […]