Special Interview with Cedric Choukeir, WYA Regional Director
Youth participation in public life has lately witnessed a high tide in having this active bracket of the population get engaged in the social development process. This endeavor was designated to ensure youth have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. It created as well volunteer opportunities for youth to be a part […]
WYA Celebrates UN International Youth Day 2012
August 12th was UN International Youth Day. This year’s theme is “Building a better world, partnering with youth”. To celebrate this special day, WYA’s launched a campaign featuring one member per region that is doing his/her part in helping build a better world. Click here to meet Adriana (Lebanon), Christin (USA), Joanna (Poland) Pauline (Kenya), […]
WYA Celebrates International Youth Day
WYA is celebrating International Youth Day by featuring our young members who are making a difference in the world. Meet Trina Ong from the Philippines. Visit https://www.facebook.com/WorldYouthAlliance to know other Youth that are building a better world.
Asia Pacific Youth Towards Sustainable Development
26-28 July 2012, Manila Philippines- Over 120 participants from the Asia Pacific region joined the 1st World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific Emerging Leaders Conference (WYAAP ELC) held at The Bayleaf Hotel in Intramuros Manila, Philippines. Young people ages 15-30 years old came together to learn from experts and share their ideas on Sustainable Development. […]
Reflections from the 1st WYAAP Emerging Leaders Conference
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but believe.”—Anatole France By: Felice Marquez (Member of WYAAP Organizing Team) The 1stWorld Youth Alliance Asia Pacific Emerging Leaders Conference on Sustainable Development was held at The Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros last July 26-28, 2012. This gathered youth participants from the […]
The Sexual and Reproductive Rights Agenda at the 2012 International AIDS Conference
At the 2012 International HIV/AIDS Conference, presenters stressed the importance of sexual and reproductive rights. Starting with Secretary of State Clinton’s opening speech, where she said “every person deserves to decide the number and spacing of children, including HIV positive people,” the necessity of sexual and reproductive rights became a defining mantra of the Conference. […]
Regional Internship Program
Arabic translation below The World Youth Alliance (WYA) is an organization that is built on the dynamic spirit of young volunteers. After maturing over the years, WYA still depends on interns for the creativity and the push that keeps driving the organization forward. The internship program for the Fall of 2012 commences on September […]
WYA Summer Camp Comes to a Successful Close
The 5th annual International Summer Camp came successfully concluded on Saturday, July 21st. Camp participants, counselors and interns learned many things over the course of two weeks, much of which was beyond the information provided during the lessons. Words like ‘dignity’ and ‘solidarity’ acquired a new understanding in the minds of several participants as they […]
World Youth Alliance attends XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington DC
The World Youth Alliance has sent a delegation to the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, which runs from July 22 to July 27, 2012. The delegation will be attending the conference sessions and promoting WYA’s person-centered approach to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. WYA Director of Advocacy, Elyssa Koren, J.D., and North America Director of […]
What’s Been Happening at the WYA International Summer Camp?
Our weekend could not have started on a better note. After walking around the City on Friday — visiting Rockefeller Center, The Museum of Modern Art and St. Patrick’s Cathedral — we were invited to go to a barbecue at Huntington, Long Island, on Saturday. Dr. Scanlon and his wife, who have been good friends […]