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The Nanny & Dessalines Initiative (NDI) is a mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to elevating entrepreneurs, empowering youth, and strengthening communities throughout Jamaica, Haiti, and the global diaspora.
We bridge the gap between the diaspora and the homeland by transforming skills, knowledge, and resources into real, measurable impact, while supporting those ready to return home and rebuild through our Homecoming values of connection, belonging, and guided transition.
NDI stands proudly on the legacy of two of the greatest leaders in Caribbean history: Queen Nanny of the Maroons and Jean-Jacques Dessalines, whose courage, innovation, discipline, and commitment to liberation inspire everything we do.
The Nanny & Dessalines Initiative (NDI) is a mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to elevating entrepreneurs, empowering youth, and strengthening communities throughout Jamaica, Haiti, and the global diaspora.
We bridge the gap between the diaspora and the homeland by transforming skills, knowledge, and resources into real, measurable impact, while supporting those ready to return home and rebuild through our Homecoming values of connection, belonging, and guided transition.
NDI stands proudly on the legacy of two of the greatest leaders in Caribbean history: Queen Nanny of the Maroons and Jean-Jacques Dessalines, whose courage, innovation, discipline, and commitment to liberation inspire everything we do.
To provide accessible business education, leadership development, and community-centered training that equips the Caribbean diaspora and emerging entrepreneurs to build sustainable enterprises, strengthen their communities, and create lasting economic change in their home countries. Our mission also includes encouraging and supporting members of the diaspora living abroad to return home, reinvest, and help build a stronger future for the generations to come.
A world where returning diasporans, youth, and local entrepreneurs are equipped to build thriving businesses, strengthen their communities, and uplift the next generation, creating a cycle of empowerment that transforms nations.
Our Story:
NDI is rooted in the spirit of resistance, leadership, and nation-building exemplified by Queen Nanny of the Maroons and Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Their lives represent courage, discipline, innovation, and liberation, values that guide every program, partnership, and initiative we create.
Our work honors their legacy by empowering modern leaders, entrepreneurs, and youth to build sustainable futures grounded in purpose, pride, and responsibility.
Through our programs, NDI is actively working to:
This is more than a nonprofit, it’s a movement for change.
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Uniting Vision. Empowering Entrepreneurs. Educating Future Leaders.
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