Three Critical Words: “It’s a Girl”
I was in London this summer for the birth of Prince George. The city came alive with the news of Kate’s hospitalization. Smiling, I walked through the streets to my morning class; a birth is always an exciting event. I went with a friend from northern England to wait at Buckingham Palace for an hour, […]
Returning to WYA: What Europe’s ELC Offered That Was More Important Than Networking
My head is full and so is my business card holder – two definite signs of a recent trip to Brussels. “In Brussels you don’t socialise; you network.” This is a commonly-expressed statement about the ‘Euro bubble’ that is Belgium’s capital. However, WYA’s events give you an opportunity to excel at both professional networking and […]
Inspiration at the WYA Europe Emerging Leaders Conference
Brussels is not just a beautiful city for tourists; it is a city where you can smell the European dream, no matter who you are. As the capital of the European Union, Brussels is proof of the desire for peace that European citizens have held inside them since the Second World War ended. Today, Europeans […]
Man in the Mirror
We never swim in the same river. Nowadays, things change at the speed of light with no time even to blink. That is why many people find in the words of His Holiness the Dalai Lama a shelter from the storm. With only seconds to think about what we are going to do – to […]
When Ideas Become Practice
During WYA North America’s Emerging Leaders Conference this weekend, we engaged in dialogue about the difference between seeing the person as a subject with inherent worth, versus an object to be used for various ends. One high schooler noted that her peers are always seeking to be different, but that “different” is really just the […]
A Hero at a European Parliament Prize Ceremony
On October 22, I had the pleasure to hear a speech which left me speechless. It was a message of hope and optimism based on the fact that freedom of thought and freedom to live in accordance with one’s conscience is the birthright of every human person. The speaker also emphasized her opinion that freedom […]
What do we know about women’s health?
As we are pulling together all of our final preparations for the North America Emerging Leaders Conference that will take place this upcoming weekend, the conversations in the office keep returning to the topic of women’s health. Coincidentally, WYA’s sister organization, FEMM (Fertility Education and Medical Management), just launched its first clinic in Columbus Ohio […]
Interns: The Beating Heart of WYA
Between June and September 2013, the Middle East office of the World Youth Alliance hosted its most successful internship program yet. Bruna, the Director of Operations, and I set out on trying new ways of making the internship program more professional and challenging, while maintaining the fun aspect to it. The results were beyond our […]
