The Unique Experience of Having Brothers with Down Syndrome
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] Having a brother with down syndrome is nothing bad but quite the opposite. It’s a blessing. In my case I have two, that is, I feel doubly blessed. Being a brother of a person with down syndrome is not so different from being a brother of a person without a disability. You […]
Meeting the 2020 Viktor Frankl Awardees
“WYA is a place of inspiration, determination, and friendship which one enters into in order to seek and defend a very crucial element of our world: the human person.” – Rebecca Bruch, 2020 Viktor Frankl Awardee for North America WYA is delighted to present the Viktor Frankl Award to exemplary members from the Philippines, Kenya, […]
Giving the best in the worst circumstances; The case for Ebola
In the World Youth Alliance Certified Training Program (CTP), chapter three talks about freedom. In this chapter, we learn about how people maintained and used their freedom for excellence even in the worst possible circumstances. Nelson Mandela is an example of an individual who suffered in prison in South Africa in the fight against Apartheid. […]
The Plight of the ‘Unforgotten’ and The Role of Truth
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, so they say. As of who says so is a query for another day. Endowed with beauty, she attracts many people for different reasons. Her sons and daughters express mixed reactions about her beauty! Her name is Africa; my motherland, my heritage, my pride! It’s the best […]
WYA reminded me of the power of my voice
A few weeks ago, I was given the opportunity to participate in the Coordination of Youth Workers of Tomorrow (CYWT) in Munich, Germany. CYWT 2019 gathered 21 young professionals from seven European countries: Belgium, Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, the UK and Croatia, for a four-day intensive training. We were all trained in media literacy, public […]
WYA Africa: Meet the Batch 1 2020 Interns
Abwao Ian Javan is an International relations and Diplomacy graduate from The University of Nairobi. Born and raised in Kenya, Javan has a keen interest in human rights and its related domains, communications, legislation and governance, humanitarian work and is very passionate about pan-Africanism. He is an enthusiastic student of political literature and identifies himself […]
European Identity and Human Dignity?
A Croat, an Italian and an Austrian walk in to a bar… Or should I put it like this – a group of 45 young people who seemingly having nothing in common but curiosity about human dignity walk into the same venue, spend a week together and prove every single person that ever said “ahh, […]
Finding Comfort in the Unpredictable
During my internship at the WYA Headquarters, we had a White Paper discussion on Surrogacy. I asked our Director of Advocacy if Egg Freezing falls into the category of surrogacy as well. I recall her explaining that by doing so, I end up not only injecting larger amounts of hormones into my body and harvesting […]
In The Middle of Nowhere, but WYAAP
People are challenged by their own daily routines. Some work hard, while some are just busy finding a way to ensure that their life goes on and on. This is what we call “life”. In fact, I was part of those people struggling day after day. It started when I was selected to participate in […]
Meet WYA Africa’s New Regional Director, Cynthia Maingi
In mid 2019, WYA warmly welcomed Cynthia Maingi, the new Regional Director for WYA Africa. Cynthia first encountered WYA on campus when she was then taking her undergraduate degree in Sociology, Conflict and Peace Studies from the University of Nairobi. She began as a regional intern soon after and eventually served as the office’s first […]
