A Resounding “NO” to Surrogacy
What is Surrogacy? Surrogacy is a practice whereby a woman becomes pregnant to give the child to someone else upon birth. Each year, thousands of women agree to carry the child of another woman for a fee. Over 50,000 babies are born as a result on “shaky legal legs”; conceived by one set of parents […]
Meet the New Group of Interns from WYA Latin America
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] As proof that even the COVID-19 pandemic is not holding us back, the World Youth Alliance welcomes members from all over the world to the online internship program. On this occasion, WYA Latin America is pleased to introduce the new team of interns from Peru, and Colombia. The students are ready to […]
We Have Arrived in Argentina!
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] World Youth Alliance Latin America (WYALA) is pleased to announce the launch of the WYA Argentina Chapter led by María Fernanda Haskour Zaín. This chapter is expected to continue promoting Human Dignity as well as the expansion of WYA in the region. Meet María Fernanda! María Fernanda Haskour Zain is a lawyer who […]
Human Life Should Not Be Discarded At Will
How can one justify punishment? Whenever I experienced punishment from my parents, I always understood it as a lesson for my mistake. It taught me not to commit my mistake again, and made me strive to do better. Whenever I was given time to reflect on what I had done, I was encouraged to improve […]
How is Dignity Interesting to a Future Biochemist?
On a blissful day, scrolling through Twitter, I came in contact with the World Youth Alliance. Intrigued at the prospect of being identified with an NGO that stands firm behind human dignity and the family, I went on to sign the Charter. Although at the time I knew nothing of human dignity, I only knew […]
Meet WYA Europe’s New Regional Director, Myriam Audras
This June, WYA gives a warm welcome to our new WYA Europe Regional Director, Myriam Audras! “What I identify with most in WYA’s values is their true and deep will to invest in (the) youth through education. It has been more than 4 years since I met WYA and since then, I have never […]
Attaining Consensus for Human Dignity at WYA’s 2021 International Solidarity Forum
I served as Head Delegate for World Youth Alliance’s North America regional branch at WYA’s 2021 International Solidarity Forum (ISF) on the theme of Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia. This year’s ISF, one held virtually during March, offered my fellow North American delegates and me an excellent opportunity to contribute to the advancement of human dignity […]
WYA Africa: Meet our Batch 2 2021 Interns
Jackline Wambugu is a 22-year-old lady born and raised in the Kenyan highlands of Nyeri County. She left her hometown for the first time in 2017 to join Daystar University Athi-River campus. While there, she successfully completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development in 2021. Soon after, Jackie found out about the World Youth […]
Our Freedom For Others
In the world we live in today, excellence is considered to be the quintessential aspect of an individual and it can be found in a number of things such as our occupation, grades, income, appearance and so many more. In a way, we were able to achieve these aspects of excellence since we had the […]
What does it take to be a Human Dignity Defender?
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] What does it take to be a human dignity defender? A question you surely have asked yourself already at some point while being involved in one of WYA’s initiatives- Certified Training Program, Advocacy Academy, Emerging Leader Conference etc. The dignity of the human person is not only a fundamental right in itself […]
