Most diaspora leaders have the vision. Few have the framework. In 3 weeks, you’ll have both — plus a constituency map, a diaspora vision statement, and a strategy you can run the moment the program ends.
You’ve built a career. You’ve built a life.
You know the impact you want to make. You’ve thought about it on flights home, in conversations with family, and in boardrooms where your community is discussed by people who don’t share your perspective.
Whether you’re:
You understand the stakes. You cannot afford to learn the hard way once you are there.
You have the commitment, expertise and resources. What you need now is the structure that turns all of that into execution, before you need it.
The Diaspora Leadership Program addresses the needs most professional development and leadership programs miss.
Most programs provide tools for your career or industry, not diaspora-related impact. They do not address the cultural navigation, the generational complexities, community dynamics, or the discipline of applying your expertise to new audiences and markets across borders.
At DLP, you’ll learn how diaspora perspectives inform your decision-making, in the workplace and the community.
You’ll have the tools to navigate the diaspora-specific realities you face, such as homeland investment, business entry, or reconnection. You’ll launch your diaspora initiative, business or campaign with an informed, nuanced and measurable lens.
I never intended to run a diaspora leadership course or business for that matter. I began my career as a lawyer working in Eritrea, my ancestral homeland, and the Hague, Netherlands. From there, I moved into US foreign policy in Washington, and humanitarian affairs and global development work in Africa and the Middle East.
In every setting, I watched diaspora communities drive real economic, social, and cultural outcomes with little to no institutional support, no frameworks, and no partners prepared to meet them at their level.
I started The Diaspora Academy because no one was investing in diasporas as policy and business partners. I used my academic training to build course curriculum designed specifically for diaspora leaders who deserved tools built specifically for this purpose.
The Diaspora Leadership Program puts every one of those tools in your hands, with a cohort of peers carrying the same kind of vision you are.
Your diaspora goals and professional life exist, but they are not connected and you have no strategy how to bring them together.
You are making decisions about investing in your ancestral homeland, starting a business, or serving the community without an informed diasporic approach.
You want to partner with diaspora communities but have no idea where to start or how to approach the idea.
You now have a nuanced diaspora framework and customized tools to make sharper decisions with clarity and confidence.
You have a diaspora vision statement that is proposal-ready, a constituency map that names your stakeholders, and a strategy for communicating your impact.
Your diaspora perspective and professional expertise are aligned and integrated, and you can execute with more ease and confidence.
Every session runs two hours live with Semhar and moves through two modules. Each module includes three lessons. By the end of each session, you will have finished custom deliverables, tools, and materials to apply in your own work.
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Organizations enrolling three or more participants receive 15% off total enrollment. Foundations and institutional partners interested in sponsoring cohort seats for grantees or community partners are welcome to inquire directly.
The Diaspora Leadership Program qualifies for professional development, workforce capability, and diaspora engagement programming budgets. An organizational enrollment letter is available on request.
All three sessions are recorded and available through your lifetime TDA portal access. Attending live gives you the cohort experience and real-time discussion that make this program distinctively valuable. If you need to miss a session, you will have everything you need to stay current and complete your work.
Plan for the two-hour live session plus two to three hours of workbook and reflection time per week. Thursday check-ins are optional and run approximately 45 minutes. This is a focused, three-week commitment with a clear end date and immediate outputs.
The DLP serves professionals at every stage, from emerging leaders entering the field to senior executives who have been doing diaspora work for years and are ready to organize that experience into a strategic framework. What matters is that you arrive with a clear diaspora goal and a commitment to work on it.
Many participants submit the DLP for professional development reimbursement. An employer reimbursement letter template is available to download on the DLP page. If your organization carries a learning and development, workforce capability, or global programming budget, this program qualifies.
Full payment and 2 or 3 installment plans are available at checkout. Payment plan options are available through October 12.
Your workbook, all recordings, and all program materials stay with you through lifetime TDA portal access. You also join the TDA Changemakers Community Circle, a community of alumni and current cohort members building diaspora impact with the same seriousness you are.
You have spent years building expertise, building relationships, and building a clear sense of what your diaspora experience means to you and what you want it to produce. The Diaspora Leadership Program gives all of that a framework, a cohort, and a set of tools that make the next chapter of your diaspora work something you can plan, measure, and sustain.
We built this for you. Show up and build with us.
COHORT BEGINS OCTOBER 13, 2026
