Meditations on Manila: The Need for Sustainable Development
If you have ever been to Manila, you will walk away with the impression that it is a city teeming – seemingly even bursting – with life. More than seven billion people in the world, and I am never more aware of this than during my pre-pandemic daily commute: crammed shoulder to shoulder with crowds, […]
My takeaways from the International Solidarity Forum on “Euthanasia”
“I think it is a very difficult time now that we have to dive through. We can only do this by having hope, and by seeing all of this in a way as a chance, as a privilege, something positive. This is your life, and this is the challenge you have there. Imagine if everything […]
WYA Europe: Meet our Batch 2 2021 Interns
Amira Salama is doing an advocacy internship in the WYA Europe regional office and she comes from Rome, Italy. She is an Intercultural Mediation graduate at La Sapienza University of Rome and she is currently working on promoting European active citizenship and cooperation between Europe and Africa among young peers. Her personal, academic and professional backgrounds […]
How can Europe ensure inclusion for people with Down Syndrome?
HUMAN DIGNITY FOR EVERYONE As human beings, our value is equal regardless if we have a disability or not. We should all be celebrated as persons with rights and dignity. Each one of us have unique aspects of us that make us who we are. It doesn’t matter if someone has a disability or not, […]
Art vs. Non-art
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] Have you ever wondered if everything around us is really art? The meaning and essence of “art” has been distorted. Today, any human creation cannot be art, its true essence is being lost. For this reason, it is important to recognise what art really is, as this will avoid confusion. Art is […]
Dear Sisters, Take Control of your Health!
As a woman, one of the most important basic things is understanding our bodies and how hormones affect our health. To be honest, I never really cared about hormones and how they impacted my daily life, mood, anxiety, and even acne. I was ignorant. To me, hormonal education was for the doctors or people who […]
EU seems to struggle: Does it want to condemn surrogacy or not?
The European Parliament is the only democratically elected EU institution, which gives it political legitimacy and authority. It is a co-legislative body of the EU, which means it gets to vote on EU legislation (regulations, directives) together with the European Council. But unlike a typical state parliament, it doesn’t have the power of initiative – […]
WYA Latin America welcomes New Chapter Leader in Ecuador
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] World Youth Alliance Latin America is pleased to announce the launch of the Chapter WYA Ecuador, led by Mauricio Delgado, a certified member of WYALA. This chapter is expected to continue promoting Human Dignity as well as the expansion of WYA in the region. Meet Mauricio! Mauricio Delgado is a 26-year-old Ecuadorian. […]
WYA Africa: Meet our Batch 1 2021 Interns
Joy Wangui is a Broadcast Journalism graduand from The Technical University of Mombasa, awaiting graduation in February of this year. Her World Youth Alliance journey started early last year (during the Covid-19 Pandemic) when she signed the WYA charter and enrolled in the Certified Training Program. She is thrilled to work as an intern in […]
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 […]
