The Power of Peers: Using our Pasts to Create a New Future | Colleen Daley Ndoye | TEDxProvidence
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- In this talk, Colleen describes her work with Project Weber/RENEW, a peer-driven organization providing street outreach, HIV prevention and testing, harm reduction, case management, and social support for sex workers and other high-risk populations. In this compelling talk, Colleen shares the success stories of some of the mentors in the organization. Project Weber/RENEW has many innovations in this line of work, and is one of only a few worldwide that provides services for male sex workers. Colleen Daley Ndoye is the Executive Director of Project Weber/RENEW, a peer-driven organization providing street outreach, HIV prevention and testing, harm reduction, case management, and social support for sex workers and other high-risk populations, including transgender individuals. Colleen has dedicated her career to creating opportunities for individuals to succeed and grow through the peer-driven model, and building innovative partnerships in service of marginalized populations at the intersection of substance abuse, HIV, homelessness, and sex work. Concentrating on Africana Studies at NYU, Colleen loves traveling to Africa and lived in Nairobi after graduating. She is also involved with local efforts to mentor recent Congolese refugees in RI This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
God we need more programs and people like her......
such a inspiring talk..:)
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