Partnerships

At DOT, we value collaboration. We work with a broad network of trusted partners across civil society, the private sector, and government to support youth, create opportunities, and transform communities.

Globally and in all our countries of operation, we develop an ecosystem of international, national and community-based organizations who are committed to local priorities. Our ability to align the often diverse goals and objectives of the public sector, the private sector and civil society is a major contributor to our impact.

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With our global partnerships we have earned the trust of the Government of Canada and private sector leaders like Cisco Systems, IBM, The Mastercard Foundation, Google, Mozilla Foundation, Intel, Microsoft, and many other organizations at national and regional levels. These organizations provide the expertise, support and resources that fuel our programs and our scale.

At a national level, we engage with local government ministries and agencies, with the local private sector including the mobile operators, with like-minded community-based organizations who host our programs and with other development organizations who share our values and goals.

Community-based organizations are particularly important in our ecosystems as local ownership is a fundamental principle and the local context informs all our work.

We also take seriously our duty to share, learn, and contribute to ongoing dialogue. We are active members and frequent contributors to the networks that shape our world, like the World Economic Forum, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Ashoka and others.

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Angola

In Angola, DOT has worked with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Mexico

In Mexico, DOT works with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments. We have also worked with Cisco to deliver #EdTech initiatives throughout the country, supporting youth to help integrate technology into classrooms and curriculum.

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China

In China, DOT works with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments. In 2008 following the Sichuan earthquake, we worked with Cisco to deliver #EdTech initiatives in Chengdu, supporting youth to help integrate technology into classrooms and curriculum

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Morocco

In Morocco, DOT has worked with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Turkey

In Turkey, DOT has worked with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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United Arab Emirates

In the UAE, DOT has worked with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Egypt

In Egypt, DOT has worked with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Ethiopia

In partnership with the Government of Canada and many community-based partners, DOT supports youth in Ethiopia to create opportunities and transform their communities as Community Leaders, Digital Champions, and Social Innovators. DOT has also worked with IBM in Ethiopia to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Kenya

In partnership with the Government of Canada, The MasterCard Foundation, British Council, and many community-based partners, DOT supports youth in Kenya to create opportunities and transform their communities as Community Leaders, Digital Champions, and Social Innovators. DOT has also worked with IBM in Kenya to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Rwanda

In partnership with the Government of Canada, The MasterCard Foundation, and many community-based partners, DOT supports youth in Rwanda to create opportunities and transform their communities as Community Leaders, Digital Champions, and Social Innovators.

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Tanzania

In partnership with the Government of Canada, HDIF, and many community-based partners, DOT supports youth in Tanzania to create opportunities and transform their communities as Community Leaders, Digital Champions, and Social Innovators. DOT has also worked with IBM in Tanzania to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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South Africa

In South Africa, DOT works with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments. We have also worked with Google teams to support youth and women’s empowerment through health, digital entrepreneurship and agriculture projects in Johannesburg.

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Canada

DOT’s head office is based in Ottawa, Canada. In addition to our global work, we have partnered with First Nations, Metis and Inuit youth in Ottawa to pilot leadership and social entrepreneurship programming blended with traditional knowledge.

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United Kingdom

DOT works with UK organizations to support youth in Africa and the Middle East as social innovators, digital champions, and community leaders. We have also worked with the Bromley by Bow Centre to deliver entrepreneurship, employment and digital skills training to young people in Tower Hamlets, East London.

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Lebanon

In Lebanon, DOT supports youth to create opportunities and transform their communities as Community Leaders, Digital Champions, and Social Innovators, with a particular focus on women and Syrian refugees.

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Uganda

In partnership with the Rangoonwala Foundation, Mozilla, and many community-based partners, DOT supports youth in Uganda to create opportunities and transform their communities as Community Leaders, Digital Champions, and Social Innovators.

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Peru

In Peru, DOT works with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Panama

In Panama, DOT works with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Senegal

In Senegal, DOT works with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Ghana

In partnership with the Government of Canada and many community-based partners, DOT supports youth in Ghana to create opportunities and transform their communities as Community Leaders, Digital Champions, and Social Innovators. DOT has also worked with IBM in Ghana to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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.

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Argentina

In Argentina, DOT works with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Ecuador

In Ecuador, DOT works with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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Chile

In Chile, DOT works with IBM to build the entrepreneurship, education and financial capacities of community-based organizations and local governments.

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USA

DOT worked with Cisco in Mississippi and Louisiana to deliver #EdTech initiatives following hurricane Katrina in 2005, supporting youth to help integrate technology into classrooms and curriculum.

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Jordan

In partnership with the Government of Canada and many community-based partners, DOT supports youth in Jordan to create opportunities and transform their communities as Community Leaders, Digital Champions, and Social Innovators.

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Zambia

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.

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Malawi

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.

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