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 […]
Prevent Genocide: The Case of Banyamulenge (Tutsis)
The Banyamulenge (Tutsis) people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing another wave of inhumane emotional and psychological terror and being subjected to genocidal acts of violence. A coalition of local militias has been carrying out killings of Banyamulenge people, who have been in a dire humanitarian situation in the central African region […]
You Can Tell She’s a Princess
“You can tell she’s a princess” is the song played while Blair works as a waitress at Barbie: Princess Charm School. But what does it take to be a princess? What is a princess? The concept of “princess” never existed throughout medieval history. In fact, it came only into existence after women became more independent. […]
Meet WYA Europe’s New Batch of Interns
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, World Youth Alliance continues to welcome members from each corner of the world and in Europe, the internship program is being conducted in person, meaning the interns are working along with the staff in the Brussels office. This fall, WYA Europe presents our new three interns that will conduct their internship […]
WYA Latin America Welcomes our New Guatemala Chapter Leaders
World Youth Alliance Latin America proudly welcomes our new Guatemala Chapter leaders. The Chapter will be led by the WYA certified members Roshell Carranza and Oscar Taracena, also being the latest Certified Training Program trainer for the Latin America Batch. Meet Roshell! Born on the Guatemala City, Roshell Carranza is a 24 years old woman […]
WYA Latin America Welcomes our New Wexford Club Leaders
QUERETARO, MEXICO, September 28th, 2020 – In the midst of sad times with the COVID-19 pandemic, WYA Latin America brings the joyful news of two new WYA Club leaders for the WYA Wexford Club in Queretaro, Mexico. This time, our fight for human dignity in the Wexford High School will be led by the WYA certified […]
Meet WYA Latin America’s Third Batch of Interns
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, World Youth Alliance continues to welcome members from each corner of the world to our online internship program. This fall, WYA Latin America presents our new three interns that come from Brazil, Peru and Mexico. From September to December, they will deepen their understanding of human dignity and its promotion by […]