Samuel Mathenge
Meet Samuel Mathenge, a Tech Enthusiast Who Equipped Over 600 Youth with Digital Skills in Nyeri County
Through Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Kenya’s community leadership program, under the Daring to Shift ...
#DOTYouth
#DOTYouth is a global movement of daring social innovators. Read about how some of DOT Kenya’s digital champions, community leaders, and social innovators are creating opportunities and transforming their communities.
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Digital Jobs Program Impact Story
Kenya’s Youth Are Leveraging Digital Skills and Thriving in the Gig Economy
Kenya is undoubtedly a youthful nation with approximately 80% of its population comprising youth, who unfortunately continue to grapple with the current high unemployment rate. As technology advances, the digital economy is thriving as it presents a wide range of opportunities for Kenyan youth. Unfortunately, the advancing technology poses threats such as the digital divide where many youth lag behind in accessing digital opportunities. This in turn increases inequalities and poverty levels, due to lack of access to digital skills, knowledge and tools.
DOT Kenya in partnership with ...
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Digital Business Program Impact
Over 2,500 Young, Kenyan Business Owners Empowered with Digital Skills
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, as highlighted in this article, only ten percent of Small and Medium sized Enterprises make it to ten years. Some of the major challenges attributed to this include lack of knowledge and experience and lack of training and mentorship. DOT Kenya in partnership with Global Affairs Canada, through the Digital Business program under the Daring to Shift project, has supported 2,598 young and innovative business women and men to grow and sustain their businesses.
The program aimed to support young business owners who experienced challenges ...
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Social Entrepreneurship Program Impact
From ‘Just Ideas’ to Booming Social Enterprises: Creating Opportunities Under the Social Entrepreneurship Program in Kenya
Amidst the world's most pressing challenges, today, exists massive opportunities that ...
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Community Leadership Program Impact
Youth Taking Lead in Bridging the Digital Divide in Kenya Under the Community Leadership Program
Kenya is referred to as the Silicon Savannah. Despite this feat, Kenya’s women and youth still lag behind in ...
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Kristina Mkara
DataCamp Scholarship Beneficiary
Meet Kristina, a Young, Aspiring Data Scientist and AI Expert
Kristina is one of our Digital Jobs Level 2 participants, who after successfully completing DOT's data analysis with Excel course, received a ...
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Bruce McKenzie
My Future Goal is to Become a Leading Data Scientist: A Conversation with Bruce
What makes you tick in the daily pursuit of your goals? For Bruce McKenzie, an aspiring data scientist, it is data. He believes ...
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Lynette Ndabi
Lynette Ndabi, Community Leader at DOT Kenya
Meet Lynette Ndabi, an Enthusiastic DOT Youth Enhancing Digital Skills Among Youth in Kiambu County
As a digital literacy trainer working closely with Kenyan youth, I have witnessed both the progress made and the ...
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Elly Owange
Elly Owange, Community Leader at DOT Kenya
Unlocking Potential and Bridging the Digital Divide —Elly's Story
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, possessing robust digital skills has become more than just a desirable trait, it is a necessity for ...
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Alice Atieno Dambe
Alice Atieno Dambe, Community Leader at DOT Kenya
A Young Community Leader Transforming Lives in Kisumu
As a young girl growing up in a rural community, I saw firsthand how no or limited access to technology can hinder one’s potential —especially amongst girls ...
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Roak, a Rock for Youth and Women in Mombasa, Kenya
More than half of Kenya’s population is below the age of 35, according to 2019’s Kenya National Bureau of Statistics data. Out of this population, 13.7 million people are aged between 18-34 and over five million ...
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Martha Kamande
Martha Kamande: A Community Leader Impacting Youth and Women in Mombasa
A study shows that every year Kenyan universities release approximately 50,000 graduates into the job market. In January 2021, Martha was ...
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Lavender Odeny
MashLav Foods: a Thriving Social Enterprise Founded by a Young, Daring Innovator
Growing up in one of Kenya’s biggest cities, Mombasa, Lavender made an observation that very few people practised agriculture. Those who tried, only cultivated what was barely enough for their families. This made ...
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Rosaly Akinyi
Roak, a Rock for Youth and Women in Mombasa, Kenya
More than half of Kenya’s population is below the age of 35, according to 2019’s Kenya National Bureau of Statistics data. Out of this population, 13.7 million people are aged between 18-34 and over five million ...
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Harun Mwadena
Dear young people, Dare to pay the cost for accessing a purposeful life.
“What is my purpose in life?” This was a question Harun Mwadena Muyesi struggled with when he finally completed the YALI online courses he was doing after his Secondary School education. He shared with us his story ...
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Kelvin Gumwa
“ If you are willing to be a self-learner you will develop yourself” ~ Lailah Gifty.
The willingness to self-learn has enabled Kelvin Gwuma to develop holistically and achieve his dreams. This story of how he ...
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Henry
Creating resilient and future-proof skill sets with digital and business training for youth
As a young social innovator from rural Kenya, Henry Mkare knows first-hand the importance of community support.
Henry grew up in Bamba, a small village in the country’s southeast Kilifi County. When he dropped ...
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Aisha and Ruth
Empowering young girls in Kenya to innovate with STEM
Studying ICT at the Technical University of Mombasa, Aisha Abdulkadir and Ruth Kaveke made up 50% of the program’s female population. At graduation, they decided to do something about that.
Aisha and Ruth are the ...
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Ajra
Transforming Mombasa’s tech industry
Even with a degree in information technology, Ajra Adullatif Mohamed had trouble finding a job when she graduated from university. She felt trapped; the job market was bad and finding work was difficult....
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Douglas
An oasis of digital learning in the Mathare slums
Douglas Mwangi struggled with the education system in Kenya. He grew up in the Mathare slums in Nairobi, the youngest of eight children in his family. For Douglas, quality schools were unaffordable, and affordable ...
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Peter
Cultivating a network of agribusiness entrepreneurs
With KES 500 (about $4.80 USD), two acres of his family’s land, and a passion for agriculture, Peter Nyoike started Muthoni Agrobiz, a horticultural business in Murang’a County. Peter was happy to be making a living ...
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Euniver
An entrepreneur supporting entrepreneurs
When Euniver Njeri joined DOT Kenya in 2012 to offer entrepreneurship training to community members in Eldoret, she was known for two things: her outspoken nature and her soft spot for young entrepreneurs....
