Empowering Youth for a Digital and Inclusive Future
May 2, 2025 · Administrator Web
Iringa Development of Youth and Disabled Children Care (IDYDC) is proud to be selected as one of the partner organizations under the Going Beyond – Partnering for a Youth-Led Future project, implemented by Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) with support from the Mastercard Foundation.
This partnership marks an important milestone in IDYDC’s ongoing commitment to empowering young people with the skills, confidence, and opportunities they need to thrive in a rapidly changing digital economy.
What Going Beyond Means for Young People
Going Beyond is a youth-led initiative designed to equip young Africans with digital, business, and leadership skills, enabling them to create livelihoods, innovate solutions, and uplift their communities. Through a peer-to-peer model, trained youth facilitators support fellow young people to build practical skills that respond to local realities.
Across Africa, the initiative aims to reach hundreds of thousands of young people, with implementation already underway in Tanzania and Malawi, and expansion into Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire.
IDYDC’s Role in the Partnership
As a youth-serving organization rooted in community development, IDYDC brings years of experience working with young people, including those facing social, economic, and educational barriers. Through this partnership, IDYDC will contribute to delivering digital business training while ensuring inclusion, safeguarding, and community ownership remain at the center of implementation.
The partnership allows IDYDC to scale up existing youth empowerment efforts, reaching more young women and men particularly those who are marginalized, with relevant skills for employment, entrepreneurship, and social innovation.
A Youth-Led, Collaborative Approach
What makes Going Beyond unique is its emphasis on collaboration rather than hierarchy. Partner organizations work closely with DOT to co-create and adapt the program to local contexts, ensuring it responds to real needs on the ground.
This approach recognizes young people not just as beneficiaries, but as leaders, trainers, and change-makers within their own communities.
Strengthening Communities Through Skills and Opportunity
Beyond training young people, Going Beyond also supports partner organizations to strengthen their own capacities. Through mentorship and learning opportunities, IDYDC will continue to grow as an organization, enhancing its ability to deliver impactful, youth-centered programs.
For communities served by IDYDC, this partnership represents new opportunities for young people to access digital skills, build sustainable livelihoods, and actively participate in shaping their futures.
Looking Ahead
IDYDC is excited to be part of a growing network of youth-led and youth-serving organizations across Africa working toward a shared vision: a future where young people are equipped, empowered, and trusted to lead development in their communities.
As implementation progresses, IDYDC looks forward to sharing stories, lessons, and impact from young people participating in the Going Beyond program.
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About Digital Opportunity Trust
DOT is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with a ‘footprint’ across 12 countries. DOT has locally managed offices in Africa, the Middle East; Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, Lebanon and Jordan; Canada and the UK. DOT’s presence extends to Ghana, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia through local partnerships with youth-led organizations. As a youth-led movement of daring social innovators who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create opportunities and transform their communities in Africa and the Middle East, DOT has created an impact in over 25 countries as development innovators and catalysts placing youth at the center of its activity to unlock their potential, bridge the digital divide across communities, and inspire young people to realize their potential in an inclusive digital economy. www.dotrust.org
About The Mastercard Foundation
The Mastercard Foundation is a Canadian Foundation and one of the world’s largest foundations, with a mission to advance education and financial inclusion. It works with visionary organizations to enable young people in Africa and in Indigenous communities in Canada to access dignified and fulfilling work. The Foundation was established in 2006 through the generosity of Mastercard when it became a public company. The Foundation is an independent organization and separate from the company. Its policies, operations, and programs are determined by the Foundation’s Board of Directors and leadership. For more information on the Foundation, please visit www.mastercardfdn.org.