Meet the WYA HQ Interns for Summer 2021!
This summer, the World Youth Alliance Headquarters welcomed its second batch of online interns for 2021. Despite the pandemic, this season will keep them busy with organizing key events such as the WYA International Open House, representing WYA at United Nations events, publishing articles on the website, and many more. The WYA internship is a […]
The Power of Persistence
Growing up in Nairobi, Kenya, “the city under the sun”, has been an experience that no gold or silver could buy. Every night before going to bed, one has to have in mind a plan for the next day that is greater than the previous day’s plan. You wake up every day to fight for […]
My Experience from WYA’s Pamplona Bringing Youth Back to Work event
The Erasmus Plus Project “Bringing Youth Back to Work” was truly a wonderful and inspiring experience for me. My decision to participate in the project was conveniently formed by the fact that I am finishing my studies and will soon be looking for employment. Therefore, coming to Pamplona, my main expectations were to share my […]
WYA North America Welcomes Summer Online Interns
June 15, 2021 – For WYA North America, one of the highlights of the past year has been the online internship program. When the pandemic hit in the spring of 2020, WYA North America quickly moved its internship program online, resulting in 4 online interns in 2020 and 2 more in the beginning of 2021. While […]
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 […]