Transdiaspora Network Information

Transdiaspora Network (TDN) is an award-winning social enterprise and a leading human capacity building non-profit organization advancing health equity, quality education and gender equality among culturally diverse youth, and deconstructing prevention through innovative strategies, art and cross-cultural curricula. We engaged youth in urban low-income communities, and improve health education through innovative strategies in New York City. By locally implementing a groundbreaking prevention model, our team belongs to the global movement working toward youth engagement, social inclusion, cultural diversity and sustainability. We are a Non-Governmental Organization in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). We recipient of the New York State Health Commissioner’s Distinguished Service Award. TDN is also a proud recipient of the 2014 Silver Communicators Award (non-profit/charitable website category), which honors excellence in marketing and communications for social enterprises that exceed industry standards in quality and achievement at a global scale. Through our groundbreaking programs – TDN RIPPLE/MU2AL Program and TDN Cross-cultural Youth Exchange Fellowship - we are promoting a different way of thinking and talking about prevention that better reflects the reality of culturally diverse communities. Therefore, it is extremely important to Talk Things Out! ™