Solidarity, in History and Today!
Poland. Cracow. There is no better place to feel and understand the spirit of solidarity.23 July 2008. It has been already a week since 12 young people from all over Europe came here to experience and promote solidarity between generations. Conversations led with elderly people, afternoons spent with children. The former – marked by unspoken […]
Women, CEDAW and WYA
During the weeks of June 30 – July 18 the World Youth Alliance interns attended the Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Each country that has ratified the treaty is evaluated every four years, and evaluations are held twice per year, in Geneva or New York. This summer, they […]
WYA North American Summer Camp the first
Sitting here in New York I sometimes find my mind going back through the trees, back up into green Portsmouth Abbey, Rhode Island. It was so open and pretty, with the breeze coming off the sea and sounds of the crickets and shouts of joyful activity all around. Several weeks ago we finished the first […]
Programa de Verano WYALA 2008
Tras haber participado en el primer programa de verano organizado por la Alianza Mundial de la Juventud en su sede de América Latina (junio, 2008), solo me queda decir que es una experiencia muy enriquecedora, tanto a nivel intelectual como personal.Discutir los temas fundamentales para la WYA con otros jóvenes con los que compartimos ideales, […]
Dificultades cyberneticas
After an intensive weekend with little sleep going on we find ourselves back in the office, with Pia as a constant bystander, we have encountered our first problems….with the blog itself. Comically one of the the interns, Heike, has tried to publish something on our recent summer programme and, being logged in as me has […]
WYA AFRICA VIVIAMO!
“I MADE A PERSONAL CONTACT” MY VIVIAMO! EXPERIENCE LOVINGTONE MUUMBI, MACHAKOS, KENYA Though the morning was chilly for Nairobi on Saturday 21st June (about 150 C), my friends and I availed ourselves at WYAA office off Uhuru Highway-Haile Selassie Roundabout and headed for Kanunga, Kiambu in an effort to curb the jigger-menace facing the poorest […]
