Welcome to The Diaspora Academy
This isn't a program - it's a movement!
A transformative experience designed for diaspora changemakers and diaspora-focused partners seeking to make positive impact on a global scale.
Whether it's courses, consulting, coaching or public speaking - we are here to help you maximize your diaspora impact!
LEARN MOREDiscovering Your Mebrahti Moment
Discovering Your Mebrahti Moment is a live, 90-minute webinar with Semhar Araia designed to help you turn that deep diaspora desire to make a difference into a bold, actionable vision rooted in who you are and where you are.
Join a powerful gathering designed specifically for second-generation Eritreans and allies where we’ll explore:
🔸 How to shift internalized narratives that dim your light
🔸 Ways to reclaim your story, culture, and purpose on your terms
🔸 Practical tools to move with clarity, self-trust, and alignment
Saturday, July 19, 2025 🕐 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
Reserve Your Spot
Rediscover EDIS
Replay Now Available
The Eritrean Diaspora Innovators Summit (EDIS) brought together powerful voices to explore identity, leadership, wellness, and community for second-generation Eritreans and allies.
Missed it live?
Now’s your chance to access the full replay and experience:
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Inspiring panels and workshops
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Wellness, storytelling, and leadership insights
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The journey to a Mebrahti Mindset
Are You A Part of the Diaspora?
Being in the diaspora is a deeply personal experience. It's much more than your lineage or family name.
It's about your own relationship with your adopted and ancestral homelands, even if you've never been able to visit.
It's about having a commitment and consciousness to connect or become connected to your ancestral homeland, and to use your time, talent and treasure to shape positive outcomes, both here and there.
As a diaspora leader, you know the immense potential that lies within our global communities.
We possess an amazing wealth of knowledge, skills, and resources. But so often, we lack the support, guidance and investment we need to turn our ideas into tangible results.
That's why I created The Diaspora Academy - to bridge the gap between diaspora passion and impact.
Where Would You Like To Start?
Courses
Explore our online course offerings and discover how you can maximize your diaspora impact with us!
Coaching
Schedule a coaching session with Semhar to strengthen and elevate your diaspora impact!
Public Speaking
Bring TDA to your audiences to explore the power of diaspora communities!
Is This For Me?
Find out if you are a diaspora changemaker who is ready to make impact on a global scale!
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My Story
Meet Semhar Araia
As a daughter of Eritrean immigrants, I was raised with the spirit of a proud diaspora advocate, community member and servant leader. I learned firsthand about the impact and influence diaspora communities have in shaping global events, from wherever they lived to bring peace and promise around the world.
My goal is to show you just how powerful diaspora partnerships and strategies can be for your life - in business, community, policy and social impact. I can't wait to meet you!
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