Digital Opportunity Trust, Lebanon

About

DOT Lebanon is a local non-profit organization established in Lebanon in 2010, with headquarters in Canada and country teams across Africa and the MENA region. The organization’s mission is to provide skills development programs aimed at building and enhancing 21st-century skills within marginalized communities in Lebanon, preparing them for the jobs of the future. Their training programs are market-driven and accredited by CISCO, Amazon Web Services, Meta BluePrint, and Google Maharat. Additionally, they facilitate connections for our youth to internship and job opportunities. Currently, they offer five programs: Technology and Entrepreneurship, ICT in Education , Digital Transformation , Climate Change, Employment.

Founding year: 2010

Countries: Lebanon

Themes: Digital Upskilling, Youth Employment, Climate Change, Women Empowerment, SMEs Business Development Support 

 

Key Highlights

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DOT Lebanon provides advanced digital skills that are relevant to job market needs, fostering youth to start internships or find long-term jobs.

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Digitize and gamify all training programs on DOT Lebanon LMS so that they are available for youth both online and offline, catering to self-paced hybrid and instructor-led trainings.

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Merge digital skills with climate science, empowering youth to use the learned digital skills to create solutions for local climate problems.