The achievements of 200 Palestinian women were celebrated on January 7th in the city of Sidon, South Lebanon, at a major graduation event attended by their Excellencies the Ambassadors of Switzerland and Canada, the Mayor of Sidon and Janet Longmore, President and CEO of Digital Opportunity Trust.

The women participated in DOT's economic, social and humanitarian development training programs that were delivered in the Ein al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon.

The programs, entitled "Women in…

Leading for Change - Empowering Women with Technology

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It's a late night in August, the rain is pouring heavily, and the muddy Kenyan road makes for a long and arduous drive after a series of meetings. As exhausted as she may feel, Janet Longmore, President and CEO of Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), knows that the road she is on is worth it. Having just met with local partners, it's a drive like this that affords her a rare…

The 2011 DOT Innovation Fest has opened for collaboration and voting at http://friends.dotrust.org/innovation!

The DOT Innovation Fest features creative ideas from global youth with an emphasis on innovations with potential for social, educational, or economic impact and job creation.

More than 40 entries from around the world were submitted to three categories: Grow Your Business, Grow Your Ideas, and Mobile Innovations. The submissions include such creative innovations as a mobile…

TORONTO, ON - October 26, 2011 - Janet Longmore, President & CEO of Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), is speaking at the 9th Annual Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility today in Toronto, Canada. She joins an impressive list of speakers, including keynote Stephen Lewis, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University, celebrated humanitarian and former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa.   Other Summit speakers include Andrew…

Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is pleased to announce the first annual DOT Innovation Festival. A celebration of partnerships, imagination, and ideas, Innovation Fest is a new and exciting approach to DOT's creativity festivals, and will showcase the creativity and ingenuity of youth from around the globe.

The DOT Innovation Fest 2011 will be held to coincide with Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 14-20, 2011), the world's largest celebration of innovators and job creators.  Participants…

Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is pleased to announce a partnership with Envaya, a non-profit organization that provides a platform which allows community-based organizations and small businesses to easily create websites through texting on mobile phones and on the web. The DOT-Envaya partnership will allow DOT partners and beneficiaries, such the small businesses started by graduates from DOT programs like ReachUp! and StartUp!, to build an online presence.

As a part of DOT's…

DOT President & CEO Janet Longmore has been selected by The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) as a recipient of the 2011 TIAW World of Difference 100 Awards.  Along with fellow award recipients, Janet will be recognized October 27, 2011 as part of the TIAW Global Forum at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC.

The 2011 awards recognize 100 achievers from 27 countries for their efforts in advancing the economic empowerment of women locally, regionally or worldwide. Recipients are…