International
World Youth Alliance announces Global Habitat Project, Viviamo!
Viviamo!, Italian for "We live!", is a World Youth Alliance (WYA) project highlighting Best Practices in Habitat Development around the globe. More: Viviamo!...

Join the Campaign of 1000
We are happy to announce the beginning of The Campaign of 1000: a new WYA Initiative part of the Growth and Development Fund that will aim to find 1000 new donors giving US $250 annually for the Alliance's work on the regional level. More: Campaign of 1000...

Africa
Introductory Visit to Uganda: 15th to 19th June 2006
The World Youth Alliance will make their first visit to Uganda on 15th to 19th June 2006. The visit is primarily to meet young people and train them on what we do and possibly meet government officials and representatives of youth organizations.  We encourage members in Uganda to join us, if interested contact esther@worldyouthalliance.org or Saidi Lwanga from Uganda at saidiug@yahoo.com

Members on Track: Certified Training Program Trip 7th to 30th July
Members from Nigeria, Rwanda and Kenya will have a chance to meet one of the World Youth Alliance representatives to discuss in depth how we can start exercising the ideas, presented in the training materials, into practical projects. Only members enrolled for the training will take part.  Don’t be left behind, enroll for the on-line training now. For more information write to africa@worldyouthalliance.org. More: Members on Track...

Leadership Seminar
The World Youth Alliance believes that formation of young people through training on the dignity of the person is the key to solving the problems we face in the world today.  As young people we are the generation that will be the earth's future stewards and leaders.  To meet this challenge, we must foster responsible leadership in every society with a personal commitment to care for both earth and neighbor. The seminar will bring together youth leaders to discuss the key elements of and good governance.     

Activating Younger members of the Alliance: Essay Writing Competition from June to August 2006
October 2005 to October 2006 is the year of Habitat. As part of the Viviamo Campaign we invite our members aged between 13 and 18 to participate in this contest. The theme of the essay writing will be 'the beauty in my habitat'. The project begins in June 2006 and will run up until August 2006 when the final winners of the contest will be selected.

For more information contact africa@worldyouthalliance.org

Asia Pacific
WYA at the Ateneo de Manila!
The Asia Pacific office is working on a pilot WYA organization that will be based in the university. The pilot organization will be launched at the Ateneo de Manila University this school year. Shout out to all Ateneans - If you want to be involved in setting up this pilot org, contact us at asiapacific@wya.net. More: WYA at the Ateneo de Manila!...

Learn Mandarin in Manila!
The Membership Development Committee of WYAAP is setting up Mandarin lessons at the Asia Pacific office. The Mandarin classes will start this June. There will be twelve (12) sessions. Limited slots available! More: Learn Mandarin in Manila!...

Building Homes, Bridges and Hope
Last week the Viviamo! Project team in Asia Pacific spent four days and three nights at Zontaville, a Gawad Kalinga (GK) village in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. We came to the community ready to build houses - little did we know that we'd be building more than just that. More: Building Homes, Bridges and Hope...

Touring the Walled City of Intramuros!
Anna Halpine, President and Founder of the World Youth Alliance, visited Manila last May. Finding time in their busy training schedules, Anna and other members of WYA toured the Walled City of Intramuros in Manila. The Philippine National Committee invites all interested members to join us as we rediscover our identity as Filipinos. More: Touring the Walled City of Intramuros!...

Europe
WYA Europe invites you to apply for 'Viviamo - the Art of Living' Summer School
The Viviamo Summer School will take place in Targu-Mures, Romania from 17th - 28th July 2006. The two week programme of talks and cultural trips will build up solidarity and expertise amongst members from across the region and enable participants to get through Track A training. Please apply, invite friends or consider sponsoring a participant. More: Viviamo! - 'The Art of Living' Summer School...

Critical vote on EU funding of research on human embryos and embryonic stem cells - 14th June 2006
The debate in the European Parliament on whether controversial embryonic stem cell research should be funded with European money is reaching its climax. Contribute to this important debate now by making sure that your MEP hears your view and has access to accurate information before the vote in Plenary. More: EU funding of research...

Human Dignity and the Future of Europe, Warsaw, 29th September - 1st October 2006
We invite applications for this forthcoming conference in Warsaw which will be attended by outstanding students, European officials, acadamics, renowed film directors and authors. Please contact us if you would like to help support our exciting plans in Poland and Eastern Europe. More: Human Dignity and the Future of Europe...

Track A travels to London, England, 23rd to 25th June
WYA Europe staff is encouraging all potential National Committee Members to finish Track A WYA basic certification by September 2006 in order to qualify for Committee positions. This forthcoming training weekend in London will enable participants to make major progress by studying and discussing Track A materials together. Email europe@wya.net for more information

European Director to visit Italy, Germany and UK
After a very successful visit to Poland, Emilia Klepacka will be visiting Milan, Rome, Cambridge, London and Fulda (Germany) in the coming weeks in order to meet and train members and develop contacts with potential National Committee Members, academics, authors and partner organisations. Email europe@wya.net if you would like to hear more about any of these meetings.

Latin America
A Tour of Costa Rica
Jesús Rivera, regional director for the WYA Latin America, and Anna Halpine, President and Founder of the Alliance, will visit Costa Rica from July 3 to 10. More: Costa Rica...

Conference
WYA Latinamerican Staff, participated on May 22nd and 23rd in the Conference Seminario Internacional de Liderazgo Internacional "Organización-Acción; logrando que las cosas sucedan" (making things happen).  The purpose of the Conference was to present the right tools for undersanding politics and for effectively building and understanding civil society organizations.

United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
From May 1st to 12th 22 young Mexicans represented the WYA Latin America in the 14th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development in the United Nations, New York. More: Sustainable Development...

North America
Summer Summit at International Headquarters
How do we apply the lens of human dignity to international policy?  Join us in July to find out. Apply today! More: Summer Summit...

7 young people needed for Gulf Coast Viviamo! trip
We are looking for 7 WYA members to join us on a trip to the Gulf Coast on July 17-21 to work with Katrina Cottage. Besides relief work, we will be preparing for our November urban planning conference, including shooting footage for a documentary. More: Gulf Coast Viviamo! trip...

WYA NA bids goodbye to Cole, welcomes new staff
Regional Director Cole Siemion will be leaving us in June to attend law school at Georgetown. Current D.O. Megan Furman will take his place as Director of North America. We will welcome Jeff Nichols as new Director of Operations. Jeff formerly taught English in high schools in Gulfport, Mississippi and Santiago, Chile. 

Viviamo! preparation at World Urban Forum in Vancouver
Director of North America Cole Siemion will travel with intern Simon Fung to the World Urban Forum III in Vancouver, B.C. to showcase our Viviamo! partner organizations.  At the Forum, we will showcase person-centered development initiatives of our partner organizations.

2006 UN High Level Meeting on AIDS
Staff and interns, including Hezbon Mogambi of Africa, will attend at High Level Meeting at the United Nations from May 31 - June 2 in preparation for our visit to the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto in August. The June meeting will examine implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS.

Report from UN Commission on Sustainable Development
WYA North America hosted 10 university students from the US and Canada and 18 high school students from Querétaro, México at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development in May. More: Report on Sustainable Development