Meet the 2023 Viktor Frankl Awardees
The World Youth Alliance (WYA) is delighted to present the Viktor Frankl Award to outstanding members from Kenya, Poland, Mexico, Tunisia, the Philippines, and the United States of America. Now in its sixth year, the Viktor Frankl Award is presented to exemplary WYA members who have made significant and vital contributions in upholding WYA’s mission […]
WYA Releases New Declaration on Human Dignity and Sexual Education
The International Solidarity Forum (ISF) is WYA’s annual training event. The ISF brought together its largest delegation ever of around 90 World Youth Alliance members from Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. The 2022 theme “From CSE to Human Dignity Education” examined the topic […]
Paula Andrea Lopez is selected as the 6th World Youth Alliance President
The World Youth Alliance (WYA) is pleased to announce the selection of Paula Andrea Lopez Rodriguez from Colombia as its sixth President. Paula signed the WYA Charter because she believes in the importance of promoting and defending the dignity of the person to future generations. Paula has been working as WYA Program Officer and Regional […]
Human Dignity Curriculum Crucial for Kids in Iraq, says WYA member
WYA Iraq has implemented two in-person CTP (Certified Training Programs) for a local school and Liva Karwan, the WYA Iraq chapter leader, shares the success of the program. “Bullying was a thing at the school”, Liva says, “So we told them our plan to implement the CTP and HDC programs”. The school loved the idea […]
Welcoming Neeti, WYA India’s New Chapter President!
With hundreds of members across the country, WYA India has a new leader ready to steer its ship. World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific is proud to introduce the country chapter’s new President, Neeti Mahajan! Neeti has been a WYA Certified Member since October 2020. In her past two years of being active in the organization, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]