Meet Our WYA Interns: Marietta Mortensen
Marietta, from Wyoming, is part of the WYA in-person internship in Brussels. She first became interested in WYA and a WYA internship after listening to a talk from a regional director for WYA North America at her college. “What stood out to me was how so many of my interests converge in this kind of […]
Asking “When is a Fetus Viable” is Irrelevant
In late March 2022, activists from the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) recovered the bodies of 115 aborted babies in Washington D.C., five of which were late in gestational age and had visible injuries suggesting possible violations of the Partial-Birth Abortion Act and the Born Alive Infants Protection Act. At least two doctors have commented on […]
The Untold Truths of Birth Control Side Effects
One day, in my high school gym class, I remember having terrible menstrual cramps. I was walking around the gym warming up, trying the best I could to make small talk with some friends through the pain I was feeling. That’s when they asked me: “Why don’t you just go on birth control?” As I […]
The Importance of Parent-Child Relationships
When I got my first period, I panicked. Yes, I did. Not because I didn’t know what was happening to my body, but because I was not sure how to bring out that conversation. In my head were questions: should I or not tell my mother? Should I confide in my sister or father? The […]
Meet Rejean, Your New WYA Asia Pacific Regional Director of Operations!
April 28, 2022 Manila, Philippines – Rejean Darroca is the newest World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific (WYAAP) Regional Director of Operations (RDO). Born in the city of Iloilo in the Philippines, she started her WYA journey as a participant at the WYA Asia Pacific Summer Camp. Following this, she completed the Certified Training Program and […]
The Complexity of Development
This personal experience happened back in my college years when my groupmates and I took a major class (DS130) that required us to undertake an immersion and implement project management based on the needs of the provincial community we were assigned to. The amount of things I learned in that class was immense. I realized […]
Meeting the 2022 Viktor Frankl Awardees
WYA is delighted to present the Viktor Frankl Award to exemplary members from the Philippines, Ethiopia, Austria, Peru, Tunisia, and the United States of America. Now in its fifth year, the Viktor Frankl Award is presented to outstanding members of the World Youth Alliance who have made vital contributions in upholding the mission of promoting human dignity in […]
Youth Aspires to Inspire
This photo is the perfect incarnation of the YFDI project as it shows the gleeful faces of youth full of life and excitement. For three days, 25 young people from six different EU countries were reunited in Lisbon for the Erasmus+ Youth for Democracy Involvement project hosted by World Youth Alliance Portugal in partnership with […]
Parental Rights in Children’s Education
As the world navigated through almost 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents and children dealt with many second order effects, one of the most serious being the substantial education loss from school closures. As schools pivoted to online learning in the United States, many parents were able to catch a glimpse into their children’s […]
10 Years in the Making: My WYA Internship Journey
I’ve always considered myself a dreamer. I dream of graduating university, traveling the world, learning a new language or two. But most importantly, I dream of a life where I continuously pursue and live for my purpose. As a college student, my mind often wanders to the “what ifs” after graduation. This was further deepened […]