Digital Opportunity Trust Kenya (DOT Kenya) is a locally registered NGO established in 2005 and registered in 2007. DOT Kenya is committed to mobilizing and empowering underserved and disadvantaged young people with digital literacy, 21st-century skills, and the self-confidence needed to thrive in an inclusive digital economy. By equipping youth with the skills to become innovators and leaders, DOT Kenya enables young people to create digital solutions that drive positive change in their communities across a national presence. DOT Kenya is a part of the DOT Global network operating across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and the UK over two decades.
Program Overview
What is the DOT Climate program?
The DOT Climate program is building a movement of youth-led climate action grounded in the belief that young people are powerful changemakers. DOT empowers youth to catalyze behavior change, drive community-led solutions, and scale impactful climate action across hundreds of communities.
- Through a youth-led, hybrid model, DOT will recruit, train, deploy, and support local youth leaders as Climate Champions.
- These Champions will be equipped with DOT’s Climate Curriculum and Participatory Action Research (PAR) Toolkit, enabling them to engage communities in co-designing and implementing small-scale, locally driven climate solutions.
- With the support of Cisco’s investment, DOT is scaling this impactful program and building a coalition of like-minded partners committed to advancing climate action through youth leadership.
Overview of the CISCO Climate Project:
DOT is a youth-led movement of daring social innovators who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create opportunities and transform their own communities in Africa and the Middle East. DOT’s mission is to mobilize and inspire all underserved and disadvantaged young people with digital literacy, 21st-century skills, and the self-confidence that will enable them to thrive in an inclusive digital economy.
The premise of DOT’s climate solution is that young people can be efficient and effective climate champions – driving a community-wide shift in attitudes and behavior, and stimulating youth-led and community-supported innovative climate solutions – at scale in hundreds of communities with hundreds of thousands of young women, young men and other citizens. With seed funding from Cisco, DOT Climate program will mobilize digitally-savvy young people in Kenya and Jordan, who will serve as Climate Champions in their communities. DOT’s offices in these two countries will act as hubs, providing support and structure for local implementation. Under this workstream, DOT will deliver a one-month, face-to-face learning experience for aspiring youth leaders, Climate Champions, grounded in DOT’s climate curriculum and Participatory Action Research (PAR) toolkit. Following this training, Climate Champions will engage community members in climate awareness and action using the PAR toolkit.
DOT will continue to apply its youth-led model to recruit, train, deploy, and support these young leaders, while strengthening local implementation through its Kenya and Jordan offices.
About the Role
As a Climate Champion, you will be at the fore-front of delivering environmental education and awareness initiatives within communities across Nairobi and its surrounding areas. Working closely with DOT Kenya’s team, you will engage local youth in climate action activities, promoting sustainable practices and building resilience to climate change. This short-term role offers an exciting opportunity to support community-led environmental solutions while strengthening local capacities for climate adaptation and sustainability.
Position Overview:
Title: Climate Champion
Duration: 3 months
Location: Kenya (Nairobi)
Reporting to: Program Coordinator
Key Responsibilities:
As a DOT Climate Champion, you will:
- Complete a 4-week hybrid training programme, comprising three weeks of virtual sessions and one week of in-person training, commencing June 2026.
- Conduct baseline surveys & community training
- Mobilize and coach community members
- Form and lead a 7-9 person Participatory Action Research (PAR) working group
- Gather community insights via participatory methods
- Co-design and implement local climate solutions
- Present the solution and share learning outcomes
- Submit reports and engage in continuous improvement processes
- Engage and collaborate with like minded climate leaders and organizations globally, including participation in virtual discussions and calls
- Strengthen social media and digital advocacy skills to effectively promote climate solutions
Qualifications, requirements, and skills:
- A young individual between 18 and 35 years.
- A university or college graduate currently residing in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Young leaders with experience or interest in climate issues, digital tools, community engagement, facilitation and advocacy
- Possess strong ICT skills, including proficiency in Google Suite.
- Proven experience in managing or working with groups, community engagement, and mobilization.
- Owns a smartphone and has access to a computer.
- Have a national ID card
- Be able to attend in-person sessions at DOT Kenya offices and virtual sessions
- Be available between June–September 2026
Important Note:
This opportunity is strictly open to new applicants only.
Youth who have previously participated in or benefited from any earlier DOT Kenya Cisco Climate Champions program cohorts/projects are not eligible to apply.
DOT Kenya is prioritizing young people who have not yet had the opportunity to participate in the previous Cisco-supported climate programming.
What Climate Champions should expect:
- Monthly stipends
- Certificate upon program completion
- Opportunity to join a global climate network
- Become a member of the DOT Alumni network upon completion
- A climate action project in your portfolio for career advancement
- Development of critical skills: 21st-century skills (communication, negotiation, leadership)
- Digital literacy (social media, platforms, research, data)
- Climate coaching techniques (including indigenous knowledge)
- Visibility at regional/national events to showcase impact
Please note that interviews will be held on an ongoing basis during the application period, and the position may be filled before the posted application deadline.
