Programs & Campaigns
Sports, art, and culture in motion
From global sports moments to United Nations chambers, ARDN's programs turn the renaissance of Africa and its diaspora into action you can join.
Red Card Campaign
Give a Red card to violence againt women and gilrs!
The Red Card Campaign is ARDN's signature campaign against gender based violence. The campaign harnesses the universal language of sports to raise awareness to solve this global issue.
The Red Card Campaign has reached millions across Africa, the Americas, and Europe through stadium activations, UNside events, media partnerships, and educational institutions — mobilizing athletes, artists, diplomats, educators, and everyday global citizens as one voice. TAKE THE PLEDGE!
www.redcardpledge.comDakar 2026
The Youth Olympic Games come home to Africa
For the first time in history, an Olympic event is hosted on African soil: the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026. ARDN is on the ground bringing the stories, the athletes, and the electric atmosphere of Senegal to diaspora communities around the world.
Our coverage celebrates African excellence in sport while connecting the Games to education, opportunity, and pride of heritage — a once-in-a-generation moment for the continent and its diaspora.
Watch the coverage
United Nations partnerships
Advocacy at the highest level
ARDN works in formal partnership with UNESCO, UNFPA, and UNDP — convening high-level panels at the United Nations, advancing the International Decade for People of African Development, and carrying the voices of the diaspora into global policy conversations on human rights, migration, and development.
The empowerment movement
Beyond individual campaigns, ARDN champions a long-term movement: the empowerment of people of African descent worldwide. Through global sporting events, arts festivals, educational exchanges, and cultural activations, we work to rewrite narratives, and build bridges between Africa and its diaspora in support of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.