WYA Fall 2009 interns arrive at New York City!
This fall on the 8th of September, 6 young women from different cities around the world arrived at WYA North America Headquarters. We came with great energy and expectations, but mainly with wit all the disposition of uniting the youth of the world under one vision: human dignity! This fall, interns are from 3 different […]
Decade of Dignity and Development Conference!
We are getting more and more excited for our Decade of Dignity and Development Conference happening in just two weeks! World Youth Alliance is celebrating ten years of promoting human dignity both here in North America and internationally. We are thrilled that young people from almost 200 countries have signed the WYA charter, to show […]
Dignidad, Solidaridad y Emprendedurismo Social (Compilacion de Articulos – Lanzamiento)
Dignidad, Solidaridad y Emprendedurismo Social (Compilacion de Articulos – Lanzamiento) Por Carlos Caceres Sarubbi y Lourdes Villanueva. (Lo lees en 2.5 min) Independientemente de cómo pueda ser interpretada una idea, en sí misma debe tener un cierto valor o atracción para merecer la pena ser tomada en cuenta como punto de referencia para distintos caminos. […]
Cinema Ubuchindami | Schindler’s List, September 11
You are all invited to watch this month’s Cinema Ubuchindami, featuring Schinder’s List!
MUTSA MURENJE PRE-INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
MUTSA MURENJE, ZIMBABWE,26 PRE-INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE A problem exists whenever there are facts to be accounted for, facts which are plain to any careful reader, a reader with an active orientation towards read material as opposed to a passive one. Perchance this explains why the late renowned political scientist Professor Masipula Sithole said that “Any social […]
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY FORUM 2009
KENYA STUDENTS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES STEPHANIE WAMBUI, 17 YEARS My name is Stephanie Wambui and I am a proud member of the African continent and citizen of The Republic of Kenya. People talk about experiences.. others talk about how they have been positively influenced, but i would like to talk about the transforming experience of […]
CEDAW Update – Teresa’s Experience (Part 1 of 2)
Today WYAE is excited to hear from Teresa, another WYA intern, who attended the recent 44th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in New York City, USA. The CEDAW was established in 1982, and is composed of 23 experts on women’s issues from around the world. The Committee The […]
CEDAW Update – Teresa`s Experience (Part 2 of 2)
My name is Teresa Diaz (Spain) and I am doing the North America internship. This summer I had the opportunity to participate in CEDAW at the UN. CEDAW 09′: Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. What does it means? … From my point of view, the goals of CEDAW are really good, but […]
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY FORUM 2009
STUDENTS FROM KENYA HIGH SCHOOL SHARE THEIR NEW YORK EXPERIENCE AFRICANA NJERI WANJIRU,16 YEARS It was a very long flight.Thirteen hours in the air is not ajoke. The thought of coming to America…mmh…it made me get bees inmy stomach not butterflies.Why? I was nervous, excited, anxious…allthe words to describe the feeling kept contrasting like stings […]
WYALA Coffee House!
La World Youth Alliace Latin America te invita a su primer Coffee House mismo que tendrá lugar el próximo sábado 22 de agosto de 2009 de 6 de la tarde a 10 de la noche. El Coffee House es un espacio para compartir y experimentar la dignidad de la persona humana a través de la […]