FEMM Keeps Growing in Croatia in 2020
During the year of 2020, the whole world struggled with the pandemic situation. The Fertility Education and Medical Management (FEMM) Croatia team decided to give a chance to FEMM Online teaching. First, we created FEMM Croatia Facebook and Instagram page and invited our friends and former FEMM clients to follow. The power of solidarity and […]
Welcoming Ana Barišić, WYA Europe’s New Regional Fundraising Manager
WYA warmly welcomes the new Regional Fundraising Manager for WYA Europe, Ana Barišić. Ana Barišić obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the Catholic University of Croatia. During her studies, she took WYA’s Certified Training Program in 2020. Before WYA, she always had interests in fundraising and writing grant applications so she applied for […]
The WYA Europe Internship – From a Last Minute Application to a Lifelong Destiny
Human rights was already an unpopular concept from where I grew up, not mentioning human dignity. My first encounter with World Youth Alliance was a unique one: when I was browsing, I saw this well-structured Certified Training Program FOR FREE and wondered why an organisation would train people on this special topic not for profit. […]
ELC 2020, An Opportunity to Learn about Women’s Health
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] The 9th edition of the European Emerging Leaders Conference took place between the 2nd and the 6th of November, online, under the topic “Youth for Women’s Health and Rights”. In order to bring together active young people, policy makers and experts, WYA Europe based the event on short lectures, discussions and debates. […]
The WYA Europe internship – an enriching experience both in person and online!
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, I was extremely lucky to be able to have had the opportunity to do an internship for World Youth Alliance both in Brussels for 2 months and online for 1 month from September – December. Before arriving in Brussels to start my internship, I didn’t have many expectations due to COVID-19. […]
The Digital Generation: State of Democracy and Dictatorship
As the 2020 presidential election approached, I searched around for a way I could contribute to American democracy. I was browsing the internet and working on a couple of homework assignments, all in the comfort of my own home office sitting in front of three computer monitors and a Mac. Suddenly, an ad talking about […]
Meet WYA Latin America’s New CTP Trainers
December 1st, 2020 – In the year of 2020, the World Youth Alliance Latin America continued doing a great job with the youth of the region through the Certified Training Program (CTP). But, more than simply training dignity defenders, WYA’s desire is to make them reflect the value of dignity in their lives and continue […]
ELC 2020 – A Truly Interactive Conference
Two weeks ago, I attended the Emerging Leaders Conference on Women’s Health and Rights, organised by the World Youth Alliance Europe, co-funded by the European Youth Foundation, a fund established by the Council of Europe. I was pleasantly surprised at the content. When you think ‘conference’, and that too on Zoom, you might imagine someone […]
How WYA’s CTP was My Solace During Lockdown
Life is a series of experiences that make us learn and grow. Some can be hard but still educating and other experiences can be just life-changing in a very enlightening and positive way. My Certified Training Program experience with World Youth Alliance definitely belongs to the second category. I started the training during the Covid […]
A Leap of Faith Brought Me to WYA
I was never really good at P.E. I always found running and jogging hard. Volleyball, soccer, and basketball as seemed like complex equations that I could never seem to find the formulas for. However, the one physical activity I always found fun was jumping. It was a more effective way to get from place to […]
