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Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) and the Mastercard Foundation to Support 40 Youth-Led Organizations and 300,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Business Owners
OTTAWA, Canada, July 12, 2023 — Digital Opportunity Trust and the Mastercard Foundation are partnering to support over 300,000 young women and men to gain relevant entrepreneurial skills and foster a network ecosystem of support for young leaders. The “Going Beyond – Partnering for a Youth-Led Future” project aims to scale DOT’s evidence-based, peer-to-peer model […]
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Redefining the Future of Refugees in Ethiopia: A Journey of Empowerment Through Digital Skills
Amid the challenges faced by refugees in Ethiopia, including language barriers and limited opportunities, Samuel Negassi found himself at a pivotal moment in his pursuit of a better future. His determination to secure a brighter path forward became the driving force propelling him to answer the call and join the Digital Livelihoods Program—an initiative led […]
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Inspiring Journeys from Daring to Shift Social Entrepreneurship Initiatives
Cows weren’t part of Glory Mtei’s five-year plan. After all, she had grown up surrounded by lanky herds of cattle in a farming community not far from Tanzania’s Serengeti plains, and she wanted a change. She moved away for college and dreamed of landing a nice 9-5 job in an office somewhere. But when […]
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Daring to Shift: Youth Voices on Empowerment and Digital Leadership
Sabine Iradukunda Uwase never planned to be a facilitator. As a child, “I stuttered,” she says. “I avoided every situation where I had to stand in front of people and speak.” When she got to college, she studied agro-forestry and dreamed of working with farmers in her home country of Rwanda on sustainable agriculture […]
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Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) and the Mastercard Foundation to Support 40 Youth-Led Organizations and 300,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Business Owners
OTTAWA, Canada, July 12, 2023 — Digital Opportunity Trust and the Mastercard Foundation are partnering to support over 300,000 young women and men to gain relevant entrepreneurial skills and foster a network ecosystem of support for young leaders. The “Going Beyond – Partnering for a Youth-Led Future” project aims to scale DOT’s evidence-based, peer-to-peer model […]
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DOT and the Cisco Foundation Announce a Partnership to Develop a Youth-led Response to the Global Climate Challenge
DOT and the Cisco Foundation announce a partnership to develop a youth-led response to the global climate challenge Responding to the calls to action from youth within DOT’s network across Africa and the Middle East – young people who are living through some of the worst impacts of the climate emergency – Digital Opportunity Trust […]
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DOT and Na’amal Announce Digital Livelihoods in Ethiopia in Partnership with the Conrad Hilton Foundation
April 18, 2023 The number of displaced persons has more than doubled in the last ten years alone, now there are more than 89.3 million displaced people around the world, and the tragedy doesn’t end there. According the the UNHCR Global Trends Report, forced displacement will exceed 100 million people as political conflicts intensify, and […]
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