Coming Together with Human Dignity
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] At the recently held Training for Defenders of Human Dignity, Croatia surprised us with its results. Young Croats are one of the most numerous organizations in the field of human rights and youth policy at the World Youth Alliance. Young people from Europe are pleasantly surprised and proud of all the projects […]
WYA Latin America Welcomes Chapter Leaders from Venezuela
World Youth Alliance Latin America is pleased to announce the launch of the WYA Venezuela Chapter, led by María Laura Hernández and Sofía Guillen, both certified members with excellent results. This new Chapter is expected to continue promoting Human Dignity as well as the expansion of WYA in the region. Meet María Laura! María Laura […]
Are We Aware of the Health of Our Mothers?
A mother’s role in a child’s life is crucial as she cares for them, looks after them, and educates them. She contributes a lot to the lives of her children. A healthy mother gives birth to a healthy child, so that child can participate in the future of a country. But when a mother dies […]
Meditations on Manila: The Need for Sustainable Development
If you have ever been to Manila, you will walk away with the impression that it is a city teeming – seemingly even bursting – with life. More than seven billion people in the world, and I am never more aware of this than during my pre-pandemic daily commute: crammed shoulder to shoulder with crowds, […]
Stories of Solidarity from WYAAP: The Socially Distant Helping Hands
This time around last year, the COVID-19 pandemic drove much of the world into a lockdown. Life as we knew it has not been the same since then. But while the world continues to struggle against the pandemic, we are not trying to survive this crisis alone. Despite the pandemic—or because of it—we have reached […]
Let’s welcome WYA at the University of Piura, Peru!
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] World Youth Alliance Latin America is pleased to announce the launch of the WYA Chapter at the University of Piura, led by Lorena Puicon and María Fernanda Ruiz, certified members of WYALA. This chapter is expected to continue promoting Human Dignity within the University of Piura and to expand the mission of […]
My Takeaways from the International Solidarity Forum on “Euthanasia”
“I think it is a very difficult time now that we have to dive through. We can only do this by having hope, and by seeing all of this in a way as a chance, as a privilege, something positive. This is your life, and this is the challenge you have there. Imagine if everything […]
Why Take WYA’s Advocacy Academy?
Last 2020, the World Youth Alliance launched the pilot of its highly requested Advocacy Academy online. Since then, it has been officially offered as part of the available training in all regional offices at the beginning of the 2021. Due to popular demand, regions have released the application deadlines for the Batch 2 and 3 […]
WYA Europe: Meet our Batch 2 2021 Interns
Amira Salama is doing an advocacy internship in the WYA Europe regional office and she comes from Rome, Italy. She is an Intercultural Mediation graduate at La Sapienza University of Rome and she is currently working on promoting European active citizenship and cooperation between Europe and Africa among young peers. Her personal, academic and professional backgrounds […]
Meet Kleine, Your New WYAAP RDO!
April 1, 2021 Manila, Philippines – Kleine Abrugena is the newest World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific (WYAAP) Regional Director of Operations (RDO). Born and raised in Manila, Philippines where the WYAAP headquarters is located, Kleine’s very first foray with WYA was in 2016 where he was a regional intern. Years later, he sustained his involvement […]
