Even a Small Donation to WYA can Make a Big Impact on More Young People
“In the famous ‘Pink Flyer’ that was the birth of WYA, one of the main concerns was issues related to education and development. If all countries get this education foundation right, we will raise a generation of youth who stand up for truth.” – Hannah Moturi, PINK FLYER GIVING SOCIETY MEMBER Hannah Moturi (Kenya) first […]
Why Fetal Viability is Incompatible with Human Dignity
In late March, activists from the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) recovered the bodies of 115 aborted babies in Washington D.C., five of which were late in gestational age and had visible injuries suggesting possible violations of the Partial-Birth Abortion Act and the Born Alive Infants Protection Act. At least two doctors have commented on the […]
The Untold Truths of Birth Control
One day in my high school gym class, I remember having terrible menstrual cramps. I was walking around the gym warming up, trying the best I could to make small talk with some friends through the pain I was feeling. That’s when they asked me: “Why don’t you just go on birth control?” As I […]
The Importance of Parent-Child Relationships
When I got my first period, I panicked. Yes, I did. Not because I didn’t know what was happening to my body, but because I was not sure how to bring out that conversation. In my head were questions: should I or not tell my mother? Should I confide in my sister or father? The […]
Parental Rights in Education
As the world has navigated through almost 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents and children have dealt with many second order effects, one of the most serious being the substantial education loss from school closures. As schools pivoted to online learning in the United States, many parents were able to catch a glimpse into […]
Freedom as the Only Path to Excellence
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] According to St. Thomas, freedom is the human capacity that unifies all other capacities into an ordered whole and directs our actions in pursuit of goodness and happiness. To achieve freedom, one must understand man’s ability to be good and happy. For this reason, the concept of human dignity is highly relevant, […]
From Philia to Building Friendships Among Nations and Cultures
Once a year we celebrate the International Day of Friendship, which recognizes the role of friendship in building peace amongst people of different cultures. Friendship serves as a bridge to maintain peace and combat prejudices, where solidarity and mutual understanding are at the foundation of our existence as human beings. In addition to contributing to […]
Children and Family: An Important Relationship
To start with this blog, I would like to bring up a thought of Virginia Satir that says: “Feelings of worth can only flourish in an environment where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open and rules are flexible, the kind of environment found in a loving family”. This introductory phrase is […]
Solidarity by Heart: The Child Ryan Oram and the World’s Rush
Who has not heard of the Moroccan child Ryan Oram, who fell into the well? Who did not grieve for him and feel the pain of losing him with his family? This was the state of the world about two weeks ago. We were all worried about the Moroccan child Ryan fell into the well, […]
Priority of Persons and the Right to Privacy
Under the highly contentious case of Roe v. Wade, the United States Supreme Court used the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to rule abortion as a form of ‘right to privacy.’ However, the Court also determined two “compelling state interests” that could override the women’s ‘right to privacy,’ that being “preservation and protection […]
