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 […]
HDHR – Vienna, The Experience of Human Dignity in Community
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] From the 24th to the 28th of November, 5 of us Croats, along with the other 40 project participants, had a unique opportunity to participate in the Youth for Human Dignity and Human Rights project organized by WYA Austria. Impression no. 1: Win –win situation: Vienna’s first experience will be accompanied by […]
World Youth Alliance: the HDHR project
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] A week in Vienna, with young people from different countries of the world to talk about human rights, learn more about the European Union, the current situation of the countries that are part of it and share opinions and proposals. A very rich and intense week during which we have learned so […]
European Arts Forum 2019, an Event to Remember
World Youth Alliance (WYA) has successfully completed the 5th edition of European Arts Forum (EAF). The theme of this edition was “Capturing Truth in Art” and the event took place in Brussels on 22nd and 23rd of November. EAF gathered together participants from different countries around Europe like Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Netherland, Portugal and […]
A True Friend
“In the act of self-gift, the human person answers the question “Who am I?” through the experience of love. Love is the experience of freedom lived for the good of the other, the goods that make for genuine human flourishing.” – WYA Declaration on the Human Person Through the relationships and encounters I have had […]
How Architecture should be a Messenger of Emotion and Beauty
What do Zaha Hadid, Peter Zumthor, Jørn Utzon, Sir Norman Foster, and Renzo Piano have in common? They were all laureates of the most coveted Architecture Award—The Pritzker Prize. The purpose of the award is to honor a living architect or a group of architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of talent, vision, and […]
The Heart is Reached by Imagination
Having imagination is an intellectual gift that few consider necessary to excel. Some think that you are just born with it and that there is no need for exercise. We have become “calculators rather than poets, technocrats rather than contemplators”. As young people, we have to be able to form the habit of finding analogies […]
Shaping our vision for human dignity together!
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] Objective observation: 24.9.19, Kreuzherrengasse, 1010 Vienna. What do you see? Young people from all over Europe (more specifically Spain, Portugal, Poland, Austria, Italy, Kosovo, Belgium, Croatia) gathering at the main venue, looking around shyly, sipping coffee and watching for their team members while others already lead lively discussions in their respective national […]