Welcoming Paola Villate, WYA Latin America’s New Program Assistant
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] WYA Latin America (WYALA) warmly welcomes Paola Villate as its new Program Assistant, who will help lead the region with WYALA Regional Director, Paula Lopez. Paola is lawyer from Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia. She is passionate about Public Law and Public International Law. She also likes to be involved in social […]
Responsibility: An Act of Love and Life
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] Abortion is a booming issue in our region with its recent legalization in Argentina just December of 2020. However, the debate focuses mainly on human dignity, an intrinsic and inviolable value that we all have by virtue of existing. So then, no person really has the power to violate an essential human […]
Why Should YOU become a WYAMENA Intern
The Certified Training Program I took with World Youth Alliance between March and May 2020 encouraged me to aspire for more and to apply for the WYAMENA Regional Internship Program which was the best opportunity for me to implement the values I learned, to improve my skills, and know more about WYA ‘s work and […]
Welcoming Ana Barišić, WYA Europe’s New Regional Fundraising Manager
WYA warmly welcomes the new Regional Fundraising Manager for WYA Europe, Ana Barišić. Ana Barišić obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the Catholic University of Croatia. During her studies, she took WYA’s Certified Training Program in 2020. Before WYA, she always had interests in fundraising and writing grant applications so she applied for […]
The WYA Europe Internship – From a Last Minute Application to a Lifelong Destiny
Human rights was already an unpopular concept from where I grew up, not mentioning human dignity. My first encounter with World Youth Alliance was a unique one: when I was browsing, I saw this well-structured Certified Training Program FOR FREE and wondered why an organisation would train people on this special topic not for profit. […]
The WYA Europe internship – an enriching experience both in person and online!
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, I was extremely lucky to be able to have had the opportunity to do an internship for World Youth Alliance both in Brussels for 2 months and online for 1 month from September – December. Before arriving in Brussels to start my internship, I didn’t have many expectations due to COVID-19. […]
The Digital Generation: State of Democracy and Dictatorship
As the 2020 presidential election approached, I searched around for a way I could contribute to American democracy. I was browsing the internet and working on a couple of homework assignments, all in the comfort of my own home office sitting in front of three computer monitors and a Mac. Suddenly, an ad talking about […]
Meet WYA Latin America’s New CTP Trainers
December 1st, 2020 – In the year of 2020, the World Youth Alliance Latin America continued doing a great job with the youth of the region through the Certified Training Program (CTP). But, more than simply training dignity defenders, WYA’s desire is to make them reflect the value of dignity in their lives and continue […]
Prevent Genocide: The Case of Banyamulenge (Tutsis)
The Banyamulenge (Tutsis) people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing another wave of inhumane emotional and psychological terror and being subjected to genocidal acts of violence. A coalition of local militias has been carrying out killings of Banyamulenge people, who have been in a dire humanitarian situation in the central African region […]
You Can Tell She’s a Princess
“You can tell she’s a princess” is the song played while Blair works as a waitress at Barbie: Princess Charm School. But what does it take to be a princess? What is a princess? The concept of “princess” never existed throughout medieval history. In fact, it came only into existence after women became more independent. […]
