DOT | Digital Opportunity Trust

In Angola, we worked with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that have #EdTech and youth employment initiatives.

In Mexico, we supported #DOTYouth to become digital ambassadors in schools where they helped teachers to integrate technology into classrooms and curriculum – creating new digital opportunities for over 79,000 students.

Through our private sector partnerships, we work with IBM to build the capacity of local community organizations that have technology, entrepreneurship, #EdTech, and environmental initiatives.

In partnership with Cisco in response to the Sichuan earthquake, we supported #DOTYouth in China to become digital ambassadors in schools, where they equipped teachers with critical digital skills.

Through our private sector partnerships, we also work with IBM to build the capacity of local community organizations that have #EdTech, entrepreneurship, gender equality, and inclusivity initiatives.

In Morocco, we work with IBM to build the capacity of local government and community organizations that have #EdTech, digital inclusion, gender equality, and youth employment initiatives.

In Turkey, we worked with IBM to build the capacity of local government and community organizations that have entrepreneurship, tourism, gender equality, and #EdTech initiatives that are transforming local communities.

In the UAE, we worked with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that have #EdTech and e-government initiatives that are transforming local communities.

In Egypt, we supported #DOTYouth to provide entrepreneurship, employment, and digital skills training to members of their communities.

Through our private sector partnerships, we worked with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that have agriculture and #EdTech initiatives.

In Ethiopia, we support #DOTYouth to become social innovators, digital champions, and community leaders. They provide digital skills and entrepreneurship training to communities, and have established 3 youth-led entrepreneurship innovation hubs throughout the country – creating vibrant, creative, youth-led community centers.

Through our private sector partnerships, we worked with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that have agriculture, entrepreneurship, health, and technology initiatives.

In Kenya, we support young people to create opportunities and transform communities through entrepreneurship, digital, and jobs skills training and community-based initiatives.

Through our private sector partnerships, we worked with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that have agricultural innovation, entrepreneurship, #EdTech, and gender equality initiatives.

In Rwanda, we support #DOTYouth to become digital ambassadors, social innovators, and community leaders who impact the lives of community members through entrepreneurship, digital, and jobs skills training, and by launching their own social innovations.

Through our private sector partnerships, we work with IBM to build the capacity of local community organizations that have youth employment, technology, and gender equality initiatives.

In Tanzania, we support #DOTYouth to become digital ambassadors, social innovators, and community leaders who impact the lives of community members through entrepreneurship, digital, and jobs skills training, and by launching their own social innovations. #DOTYouth in Tanzania also work closely with local Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions to integrate digital tools into classrooms.

Through our private sector partnerships, we work with IBM to build the capacity of local community organizations that have entrepreneurship, youth employment, agriculture, and #EdTech initiatives.

In South Africa, we work with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that have entrepreneurship and #EdTech initiatives that are transforming local communities.

In partnership with the Assembly of Seven Generations, an Indigenous youth-led organization, we ran a pilot program for Indigenous (First Nations, Metis, and Inuit) youth in Ottawa.

Indigenous young people were supported to become digital ambassadors, social innovators, and community leaders, and many delivered entrepreneurship training to other Indigenous youth in their community. Young people who participated in the pilot have gone on to start businesses, find jobs, and launch Indigenous advocacy projects of their own.

Headquartered in Ottawa, DOT also advocates for Canada to purposefully engage youth – particularly young women and Indigenous youth – as decision-makers and key contributors to policy and innovation programs.

DOT works with UK organizations to support youth in Africa and the Middle East as social innovators, digital ambassadors, and community leaders.

In 2013, DOT and the Bromley By Bow Center ran a demonstration program for youth in East London. Youth who were part of the project have gone on to start businesses, find jobs, and launch community-based projects of their own.

In Lebanon, we support #DOTYouth to become digital ambassadors, social innovators, and community leaders. They have impacted the lives of 35,248 refugees, teachers, students, and community members through #EdTech initiatives, and digital, entrepreneurship, and employment skills training.

In Uganda, we support #DOTYouth to become digital ambassadors, social innovators, and community leaders who impact the lives of community members through entrepreneurship, digital, and jobs skills training, and by launching their own social innovations.

In Peru, we work with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that have climate change and health initiatives that are transforming local communities.

In Panama, we work with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that are working on health-related initiatives.

In Senegal, we work with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that have digital initiatives that are creating opportunities in local communities.

In Ghana, we supported GhanaThink in facilitating DOT's Impactathon. The DOT Impactathon is a multi-week workshop designed to support youth to become daring social innovators who have sustainable, scalable businesses.

In Argentina, we work with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that have design-thinking innovations that are creating new opportunities and transforming communities.

In Jordan, we support #DOTYouth to become digital ambassadors, social innovators, and community leaders who impact the lives of community members through entrepreneurship, digital, and jobs skills training, and by launching their own social innovations.

DOT has also launched four Digital Creativity Labs in Jordan – vibrant, creative, youth-led community centers.

In Chile, we work with IBM to build the capacity of community organizations that that foster tourism and digital literacy, creating new opportunities, jobs, and positive community impact.

In partnership with Cisco, we supported youth to become digital ambassadors in schools after after hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Louisiana. They worked with teachers in schools throughout the two states to integrate technology into classrooms and curriculum – creating digital opportunities for 592,200 students.

In Zambia, we supported the YWCA in facilitating DOT's Impactathon. The DOT Impactathon is a multi-week workshop designed to support youth to become daring social innovators who have sustainable, scalable businesses.

In Malawi, we supported the mHub in facilitating DOT's Impactathon. The DOT Impactathon is a multi-week workshop designed to support youth to become daring social innovators who have sustainable, scalable businesses.