Are we doing our best for the health of people with trisomy 21?
World Youth Alliance in collaboration with Jerome Lejeune Foundation and two members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Miroslav Mikolasik and Marek Jurek hosted a debate with people with Down Syndrome and renewed European Researchers C. Mircher, L. Meijer, M. Dierssen, Y. Herautl and J. Fortea on the 21st of March 2017 in the European Parliament. […]
Reflections on European Arts Forum 2016
How could I summarise 2016 EAF? Maybe with these three words: Beauty, Talent, Splendour. Primarily, I deeply regretted not to participate to the exposition event on Saturday, June 25th. I could not come to this venue was due to the fact I was given a poetry prize in Metz, France. As I arrived in Brussels, […]
The Best Kind of Sound
If Christmas in the Philippines is one thing, it’s the joyous array of sounds that inevitably remind us that the holidays are upon us. Such sounds include young carolers chiming from door to door, the buzzing of people scrambling to finish their Christmas shopping, and blissful laughter, as both young and old spare their final […]
My Furaha Camp story: An eye-opening experience worth remembering
I woke up feeling quite excited for the 2016 WYA Africa Furaha Camp. I’m an outdoorsy kind of girl, so sleeping in tents, doing fun outdoor activities such as hikes and games are some of the undertakings I was waiting on with bated breath. As I’ve grown older, I’ve found such peace in appreciating things done […]
8 Things we’re thankful for this season
2016 was a year of growth and was filled with countless stories of hope. As we greet the holiday season, it’s only apt that we take a look back at the things that made our year worth remembering. Here are 8 things that WYA Asia Pacific is tremendously thankful for this holiday season… #08 […]
“My life wouldn’t be the same without WYA”: Meet Olivia Raw, WYA’s 2017 Kathryn Hoomkwap Awardee
“World Youth Alliance gave me a deeper core as a person. It’s like the roots of a tree. It gave me solid grounding on what is human dignity. Who am I? Where do I come from? My core values were strengthened. The branches of the tree are all of the WYA friends that I met […]
Impressions from the 4th WYA Week in Croatia
WYA Week is the main event of the year for the WYA community in Croatia. It’s a project in which almost all the members participate in some way or the other. Some members are assigned to organize a specific day, some work with the media, others host in radio and TV shows or make preparations for […]
First Time
It was a conference like you’ve never seen before. I never even thought that the Emerging Leaders Conference would be this fruitful, worthwhile, and entertaining. Being a delegate was such an honor and a blessing. Actually, it was my first time hearing about the conference when my school, University of Asia and the Pacific, asked […]
“The forum makes you appreciate the essential meaning of unity in diversity” -Lessons from our ISF delegates
“ISF offers more than a conference experience; it helps you work on your personal development and at the same time, inspires you to be a contributing member to the society you belong in,”Graciela Ann Awkit, an ISF alumna from the Philippines, shares when asked about what’s in store when young people apply for the […]
Experiencing solidarity, joy and love in Krakow
As a member of the World Youth Alliance delegation to the recently concluded 2016 World Youth Day (WYD) celebration in Krakow, I’d like to share some of our powerful and inspiring experiences of solidarity, joy and love. The Philippines, Spain, Belgium, Poland, Ireland and Germany were represented by the WYA delegation for the World Youth Day 2016. […]
