6 Reasons to Participate in the International Solidarity Forum (Part I)
The International Solidarity Forum (ISF) has officially launched applications for its 16th edition, where certified WYA members will examine the theme “Good Governance and Human Flourishing”. As an annual training hosted at the United Nations and the WYA headquarters in New York, this much awaited event brings together members from all over the world to […]
Attending the CTP Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop
I work with young people in primary and high school levels as a project officer. My work involves organizing programs for students and teachers that will influence the positive and integral development of the full potential of learners. This is in collaboration and partnership with school management bodies, staff, parents and the wider community. I […]
Kenyan Member Awarded 2018 Vanessa Cherese Scholarship
The World Youth Alliance proudly announces the selection of Pamella Oddotte, the first recipient of the Vanessa Cherese scholarship fund (VCSF). The chosen WYA member of the VCSF will receive a 3-month project management and advocacy training at the WYA Headquarters in New York, round trip flight tickets from the airport of departure to New […]
My WYA Africa 15-Year Anniversary Dinner Experience
I had the honor to attend the World Youth Alliance Africa 15-Year Anniversary dinner last Saturday, 18 August, 2018 at Sarova Panafric Hotel. The event celebrates the work of promoting human dignity since the 2003 here in Africa. I was intrigued to learn how the African regional office located in Nairobi, Kenya was started and […]
Where the Lilies Grow
It is easy to see the beauty of Monet’s Water Lilies. You stare at the work and catch new colours that were invisible at first. The painting decomposes and recomposes itself the longer you look at it. It takes on the nature of the thing it represents: water. Monet is known for painting the same […]
Meet Mimille Guzman, WYA’s New International Director of Operations
“WYA allows its mission to transcend the ideal and become Real. A sure proof of this is every WYA friendship, in various shape, race, and circumstance, formed under the recognition of each other’s dignity,” shares Mimille, WYA’s incoming International Director of Operations, when asked about what drew her to WYA. “I first met WYA […]
My WYA Internship
My name is Astrid Leonet, I’m from Belgium and I interned with World Youth Alliance in Brussels. It is difficult for me to summarize a six-month internship at WYA in a few words, especially considering the fact that the internship was a very enriching experience but also very intensive. During my first batch, I worked […]
The Sound of Silence
Listening has an intrinsic power. It is not just to hear sounds, voices, or noises. Psychology can often give you interesting views regarding humans and their lives. There is one particular class I attended during the last semester in college which, since that time, has been engraved in my memory: among all the human communication […]
What FEMM is to me: Reflections from the African Continent
Our greatest wealth in Africa is telling stories, we share a lot through this avenue where we are able to harness the power of the human mind and creativity. For this reason, I will share my FEMM experience as a story; I first met FEMM in 2015, when together with Vanessa, then an intern like […]
TeenMEN, a Companion Through Puberty
It is undeniable that today’s society is over-sexualized; one just needs to take a walk through the city, turn on the TV, navigate the Internet or simply listen to a normal conversation between teenagers. I wouldn’t like to generalize, but I believe that this over-sexualization is a real issue, and we should learn how to […]
