Transdiaspora Network Goes Purple Against Domestic Violence

As part of the 2018 Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Transdiaspora Network (TDN) conducted a workshop on October 19th, Friday, at the first ever youth-focused conference organized by the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender‐Based Violence (John Jay College). The conference “Balancing You, Me and Us: Exploring Ourselves, our Relationships and our Communities” was geared […]

Meet the new ECOSOC President

Earlier this summer, Rhonda King of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was voted in as the 74th President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Upon her election on 26 July 2018, Ms. King said that she intended to make the year ahead “a defining” one for the body […]

Brief Statement from TDN Founder – Soccer World Cup Final

“That’s how a teen should be conquering the world by giving him/her the opportunity to show his/her potential. Bullets. guns and cages shouldn’t be part of their equation. Thanks, Pelé, for making the case!… Long Life to the teens!” – Ariel Rojas, TDN Founder, July 15th, 2018

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day

April 10th is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD). NYHAAD is the first annual observance day set aside to recognize the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on young people. National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) serves as a reminder that investing in young people’s health and education is a critical step […]

Innovative Contributions: Commission on Status of Women

 Report written by Maria Cristina Coello, TDN Cross-cultural Youth Exchange Fellow. Brooklyn, NY (March 31, 2018) – Transdiaspora Network (TDN), under its special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), participated in the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62). The dialogues at the CSW62 focused on […]