Young People Are Dying from HIV/AIDS

 Reflection written by Nicole Cheng, Executive Liaison, TDN Cross-cultural Youth Coalition. Dec. 1, 2015 Each year, on the first of December, people all over the world observe World AIDS Day – a day dedicated to those who fighting HIV/AIDS, as well as those who have already lost their lives to AIDS. It is a day to […]

Governor Cuomo Announces Next Phase of State’s Plan to End the AIDS Epidemic

For Press Release: 11/30/2015 Governor Commits an Additional $200 Million to Support HIV/AIDS Efforts, Supplementing the $2.5 Billion the State Currently Directs to Address HIV/AIDS Governor Also Calls on Federal Government for Additional Support to Address HIV/AIDS Milestones Reached: No New Cases of Mother to Child Transmission in More Than a Year; State Cited as National […]

Barnard College Reach Out to Brooklyn with Diversity and Talent

On September 12th, 2015, TDN BOLD Initiative intern Michaela Jarvis had a fruitful and insightful focus group with Barnard College student volunteers where they discussed and layout the action plan for TDN Fashion Health Club. The year-long club will engage low-income background high school teen girls in Brooklyn and will be connected to our local […]

“Social Innovation, Youth Engagement and the SDGs.”

Presentation authored by TDN President & Founder Ariel Rojas at the panel “The Future is Now: For NGOs, Succession is Sustainability,” during the 2015 NGO Conference at the United Nations* on August 27th, 2015. What does social innovation mean to all of us? Regardless of our ideology, religious beliefs, cultural upbringing, gender identity, or socioeconomic background, […]

Fashion’s New Colors: Health and Self-Esteem

Following our commitment to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, and to invest in the empowerment of girls and women as reflected on the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by the United Nations (Goal #3, Goal #5), our ECOSOC-accredited organization, Transdiaspora Network (TDN),  is partnering with Michaela Jarvis, a former TDN RIPPLE Program […]