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Going Beyond: Where Momentum Begins and Impact Grows
In the first year of implementation, Going Beyond set out to equip more than 300,000 young people in Africa with the skills and confidence to succeed as entrepreneurs. But, over its five years, the project also has an even bigger, more ambitious goal: to create a paradigm shift in how youth economic empowerment happens in […]
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Going Beyond: Where Momentum Begins and Impact Grows
In the first year of implementation, Going Beyond set out to equip more than 300,000 young people in Africa with the skills and confidence to succeed as entrepreneurs. But, over its five years, the project also has an even bigger, more ambitious goal: to create a paradigm shift in how youth economic empowerment happens in […]
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From Passion to Profession: Youth Transitioning into the Green Economy
As the climate crisis intensifies, young people across Africa and the Middle East are stepping up, not just as activists, but as innovators, entrepreneurs, and professionals. They are tackling plastic pollution and youth unemployment; they are developing zero waste and clean-up projects; they are launching mangrove planting projects; and they are training other youth activists […]
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Future-proofing Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa with Digital Skills
There is no shortage of driven and creative young entrepreneurs on the African continent. Everywhere you turn, they are there, running farms and restaurants, hair salons and corner stores. However, these young business owners often lack access to a broader set of skills — digital, business, and critical soft skills — to future-proof their work, […]
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Digital Opportunity Trust and the Mastercard Foundation expand the impact of the Going Beyond project with nine youth-serving organizations in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) and the Mastercard Foundation are proud to announce nine new partner organizations for the project, “Going Beyond – Partnering for a Youth-Led Future.” These nine youth-led and youth-serving partner organizations join the six named in the first year of the project, bringing the total number of partners to 15. The […]
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AI for All: Empowering #DOTYouth to Lead in the Global AI Economy
As the momentum builds for the inaugural Global AI Summit on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda on April 3-4 2025. Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, Violette Uwamutara, joins hundreds of global leaders committed to shaping Africa’s role in the Global AI economy. Of particular importance to DOT is to reinforce the power of […]
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Closing the Gap: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in a Digital World
For Kulaisi Matiki, few things are as important in life as her independence. “I have never seen myself working for someone else,” she explains. That entrepreneurial grit helped her start several businesses in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. In a single day, you might find her helping a customer choose between two glossy bundles of […]
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