International Summer Camp Series
Each week, we will be publishing a blog post written by each of our International Summer Camp 2013 participants. This is the first post of the new series! WYA International Summer Camp of the year 2013 – it has been great. I would even go so far as to say that it has been amazing, […]
My Experience at World Youth Day
I was 21 when a WYA member from Guadalajara sent me the application form to participate in World Youth Day with the World Youth Alliance in Cologne, Germany, in 2005. Although I had been raised in a Catholic family and went to Catholic school I had never heard about WYD, nor even experienced nor imagined […]
Ireland is legalizing abortion for…..suicidal mothers?
Last week, the Irish Dail voted to pass the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 after two marathon late night debate sessions, a party Whip was used, and a general cry for a referendum was ignored to ensure that it passed. The bill has moved to the Seanad (the Irish Senate) and is expected […]
Implications for Japan’s Birth Rate and Asia’s Declining Population
According to the United Nations, many East Asian countries have experienced a decline in their Total Fertility Rates in the past 50 years. In the period of 1965-1970, the average family had five or more children. From 2005 to 2010, the average shifted to below 2.1 children per family. There are many factors behind the […]
Demographic Decline in Europe: What Can Young People Do?
In 2011, the world’s population reached the landmark figure of 7 billion, much to the alarm of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and many in the media. Symbolically, Baby Seven Billion was not born on the European continent. The United Nations predicts that by 2050, the global population will hit the impressive number of […]
Who Is “The Population”?
Every culture perceives birth differently. For some cultures, the birth of a human being is a blessing and the perpetuation of the human race. For others, it’s an indicator of an under-developed country. For some religions, it’s a natural obligation and to try to limit it is a crime. In many cultures today, it is often […]
Does a Larger Population Mean More Poverty?
According to demographic studies, the world is estimated to have a population of 7.675 billion people by 2020, with Africa being the region where the biggest growth is expected. Some expect that with this growth will come more poverty and hunger worldwide. For this reason, countries in Africa and Asia are looking to implement strategies […]
We Are the Future of Europe!
When we speak about the future of Europe in a political, economic, or cultural sense, we need to take a comprehensive approach based on objective reality – a reality based on the understanding that people and their ingenuity represent our most valuable asset to building a more democratic and inclusive European society. The corner stone […]
Join the debate on July 11th
Every year, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) celebrates World Population Day and promotes ‘Reproductive Rights and Sexual Rights and services’ around the world. Clearly these are not the real needs of most of people, especially in the developing world where basic needs such as food, water, access to education and healthcare are absent or […]
The “Young” and the “Old”
I am currently in the first half of my last year in college. The final half of this year will be spent on doing my thesis (I hope). I have already taken a pre-thesis course last semester, and in this previous course we were required to do a preliminary review of related literature (RRL) on […]