DOT Uganda is implementing the ReachUp! program, which focuses on workforce readiness and entrepreneurship skills development for young people between the ages of 18-29. ReachUp! emphasizes 21st Century workforce readiness skills and use of technology to unlock creative capacity using the train the trainer model. At the moment we have internship placements available and hereby invite young, tech-savvy, enthusiastic and dynamic youth with an interest in Social Enterprise, Community Leadership, and Technology for Development to apply. DOT Uganda is implementing the ReachUp! Program, which focuses on workforce readiness and entrepreneurship skills development for young people between the ages of 18-29. ReachUp! emphasizes 21st Century workforce readiness skills and use of technology to unlock creative capacity using the train the trainer model. At the moment we have internship placements available and hereby invite young, tech-savvy, enthusiastic and dynamic college and university graduates with an interest in Social Enterprise, Community Leadership, and Technology for Development to apply. ReachUp! will give interns the opportunity to train program participants in the same ReachUp! Curriculum, engage with communities and cause real change in the locations where they will be based. Locations will include Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono, Gulu and Arua Districts in Uganda. Details about the Internship program and application process can be accessed here: uganda.dotrust.org/apply For any inquiries please call +256 (0) 39207857, +256 (0) 773037103, OR send an email to [email protected] and or [email protected] The application process is purely online, you are therefore advised to start the process before or by the 1st of February and complete before or by the 15th February 2014. NOTE: DOT Uganda is committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality. Therefore, both female and male candidates are encouraged to apply. About Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Uganda Established in October 2012, DOT Uganda is a subsidiary of Digital Opportunity Trust, a leading international social enterprise headquartered in Canada with local operations in 14 countries around the globe. The organization aims to empower people living in communities that are developing, in transition, or under stress with the confidence to use technology for entrepreneurial, community, educational, and personal development. In addition, DOT Uganda equips young people (college and university graduates) with the necessary life coping skills to foster their personal and career development, and to enhance their contribution to community and national development through its youth-led programs. Another picture.jpg In this photo: Our first group of Interns pose for a group photo after completing the Internship Training in March, 2013. Since April 2013, the organization has been implementing the ReachUp!, an entrepreneurship program that integrates Technology, Business, Life Skills, and Micro-Enterprise Development in Kampala, Mukono and Mpigi Districts. So far, 31 Ugandan youths (DOT Interns) have been benefited from this intervention, having participated in an intensive four-week Intern Learning Experience (ILE), during which their knowledge and proficiencies were enhanced in areas such as confidence, technology, facilitation, research, project management, advocacy, coaching, business and financial management, as well as commitment to excellence. However, this training did not only empower them to effectively deliver DOT programs but also prepared them to enter the workforce as talented, experienced, and in-demand professionals after their 1 year Internship Contract. Upon completing the training, the Interns were deployed in underprivileged local communities so as to transfer their newly acquired skills to community members and small-scale business owners with diminutive education background. This has been done through training, mentoring, coaching, and providing program participants with Business and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Knowledge, on top of linking them to Business Development and Microfinance opportunities in the marketplace. As a result, more than 2500 community members have been empowered with life skills that have enabled them to uncover their entrepreneurship qualities, advance their economic status and build successful, sustainable livelihoods. Some of the impact of DOT Ugandas work can be accessed at the following links: uganda.dotrust.org/blogs/ugandanews uganda.dotrust.org/blog/archive https://facebook/DOTUganda https://twitter/DOTUganda youtube/DOTUganda
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:50:54 +0000