Women just need their dignity respected
At the start of the new millennium, world leaders pledged to tackle poverty, disease, ignorance, and inequality. They went beyond generalities and committed themselves to eight specific Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be met by 2015. Ten years later, the goals — particularly those relating to women — remain a distant hope. Although women were […]
Intern Training in the European Parliament – ‘Europe in Search for Identity and Values’ by Sam Gannon
On Friday 22nd October, the World Youth Alliance Europe interns attended a workshop in the European Parliament entitled ‘Europe in Search for Identity and Values’. The workshop was led by Magda Bien, former Director of Operations for WYA Europe who now works in the European Parliament. In addition to our WYAE interns, additional interns from […]
THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF HAPPINESS
As I watched a program on TV the other day, I started wondering if that world they were showing was the actual world, the one that we have to accept; what for dreamers is followed by a phrase like “you need to face reality.” So I started wondering: do I really have to accept things […]
New WYAE Interns!
WYA Europe would like to welcome three new interns for the autumn term! Here is a bit about them: Salut! My name is Virginia Millan. This October, I started as an intern for World Youth Alliance in Brussels, the capital of Europe! As a young Spanish lawyer this is a great opportunity for me to […]
WYA Member at the UN MDG Review Summit
I recently got a rare opportunity, through the World Youth Alliance, to engage in an interactive, global and multi-cultural learning experience, with global leaders from all over the world at the UN High Level plenary Summit for the 65th General Assembly in New York. The UN MDG Review Summit was hosted at the United Nations […]
WYAA AT THE KENYAN YOUTH CLIMATE CONFERENCE
The world Youth Alliance Africa was at Kenya’s youth gathering on climate change. The youth conference was held from 27th– 30th October at the Multimedia University in Nairobi. The event was organized by Kenya youth climate network which is a movement by leading youth organizations among them St John community centre, Third movement, Africa Youth […]
From the Bronx to the World
My name is Hadrien le Hodey. I am from Belgium, which is the best country without government, and this is how I came to the World Youth Alliance headquarters. I first stayed 10 days in a shelter for homeless in the Bronx run by Franciscan friars. The friars wore long monk’s cassock, a long beard […]
WYA presents “Population & Development” to Cardinal Spellman High School
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WYAA INSTALLS A HANDWASHING STATION IN MUKURU
Hygiene and sanitation are basic necessities in the building of a healthy society. World Youth Alliance Africa installed a hand washing station at Maendeleo learning centre in Mukuru slums in Nairobi. The station aims to improve hygiene of the pupils in this populated slum through encouraging the washing of hands every time they visit the […]
WYA Asia Pacific Features Young People in “There is More to Me Than What You See!” Campaign
Throughout the year, WYA Asia Pacific will regularly feature different young people in its campaign There is More to Me Than What You See! in celebration of the International Year of the Youth 2010-2011. WYA offers unique opportunities for the youth to prove that there is so much more that you can contribute to the […]