Meditations on Manila: The Need for Sustainable Development
If you have ever been to Manila, you will walk away with the impression that it is a city teeming – seemingly even bursting – with life. More than seven billion people in the world, and I am never more aware of this than during my pre-pandemic daily commute: crammed shoulder to shoulder with crowds, […]
Stories of Solidarity from WYAAP: The Socially Distant Helping Hands
This time around last year, the COVID-19 pandemic drove much of the world into a lockdown. Life as we knew it has not been the same since then. But while the world continues to struggle against the pandemic, we are not trying to survive this crisis alone. Despite the pandemic—or because of it—we have reached […]
Why Take WYA’s Advocacy Academy?
Last 2020, the World Youth Alliance launched the pilot of its highly requested Advocacy Academy online. Since then, it has been officially offered as part of the available training in all regional offices at the beginning of the 2021. Due to popular demand, regions have released the application deadlines for the Batch 2 and 3 […]
Meet Kleine, Your New WYAAP RDO!
April 1, 2021 Manila, Philippines – Kleine Abrugena is the newest World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific (WYAAP) Regional Director of Operations (RDO). Born and raised in Manila, Philippines where the WYAAP headquarters is located, Kleine’s very first foray with WYA was in 2016 where he was a regional intern. Years later, he sustained his involvement […]
Meeting the 2021 Viktor Frankl Awardees
“Joining WYA’s mission does not stop in signing the Charter. It is rather the beginning of a once in a lifetime journey to create long-lasting social impact.” – Angelo Carlo Roxas, WYA Asia Pacific 2021 Viktor Frankl Awardee WYA is delighted to present the Viktor Frankl Award to exemplary members from the Philippines, Kenya, Croatia, […]
A Leap of Faith Brought Me to WYA
I was never really good at P.E. I always found running and jogging hard. Volleyball, soccer, and basketball as seemed like complex equations that I could never seem to find the formulas for. However, the one physical activity I always found fun was jumping. It was a more effective way to get from place to […]
CTP Trainers Lead “Read the CTP” Pilot in WYA Africa (Part 1)
During the months of August and September, WYA Headquarters and WYA Africa will be hosting the pilot “Read the CTP with the WYA Trainers” in Africa. Led by the WYA Africa Regional Director, Cynthia Wangari, WYA hopes to introduce the core Certified Training Program (CTP) readings to WYA members and potential CTP trainees, educate members […]
#NoCommuterLeftBehind: Understanding the Role of Dignity in Commuting
As the public transportation operations remain restricted during Phase 1 of the general community quarantine (GCQ) on Monday, June 1, 2020, crowds of commuters were spotted waiting to catch their rides along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, despite the lack of mass testing needed to flatten the curve. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, these glaring scenes […]
The Beauty and Fragility of Life
(Published in CNN Philippines / Jilson Tiu) Events succeeding the lockdown had me reflecting on life and helped me draw the conclusion that the saying “the beauty of life is its fragility’’ is true after all. I no longer take note of the countless notifications on my phone and the never ending calls from friends […]
Getting to know WYA’s New Multimedia Manager, Demy Cruz Jr.
WYA dived into summer 2020 with a new Multimedia Manager from the Philippines. Read on to learn more about the newest addition to the WYA team: “The youth are among the most passionate, driven, and brave people around. As the new Multimedia Manager, I want to present WYA to them in a way that […]
