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 […]
Meeting the 2021 Viktor Frankl Awardees
“Joining WYA’s mission does not stop in signing the Charter. It is rather the beginning of a once in a lifetime journey to create long-lasting social impact.” – Angelo Carlo Roxas, WYA Asia Pacific 2021 Viktor Frankl Awardee WYA is delighted to present the Viktor Frankl Award to exemplary members from the Philippines, Kenya, Croatia, […]
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 […]
FEMM Keeps Growing in Croatia in 2020
During the year of 2020, the whole world struggled with the pandemic situation. The Fertility Education and Medical Management (FEMM) Croatia team decided to give a chance to FEMM Online teaching. First, we created FEMM Croatia Facebook and Instagram page and invited our friends and former FEMM clients to follow. The power of solidarity and […]
What does World Population Day mean for the Philippines?
I was a senior in university when the RH Law, or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act was passed in the Philippines. Long and impassioned debates rendered my country divided. I remember my friends passionately arguing their positions. There were public debates and campaigns and rallies. But despite eventually obtaining legislative fiat, the resistance […]
Meeting the 2019 Viktor Frankl Awardees
“When these (WYA’s) values are translated into actions, no matter how simple or small, they lead and ripple into big and positive changes.” WYA is delighted to present the Viktor Frankl Award to exemplary members from the Philippines, Kenya, Germany, Guatemala, Lebanon, and the United States of America. Now on its third year, the Viktor […]
Millennials and Fertility Awareness: Where do we stand and where do we go?
The following blog focuses on the core trends and characteristics of millennials (female and male) regarding health, prevention and reproductivity. Where do we stand and what are potential opportunities? The Millennial Mindset when it comes to health According to surveys, people seem to have become more proactive than they used to when it comes to […]
What FEMM is to me: Reflections from the African Continent
Our greatest wealth in Africa is telling stories, we share a lot through this avenue where we are able to harness the power of the human mind and creativity. For this reason, I will share my FEMM experience as a story; I first met FEMM in 2015, when together with Vanessa, then an intern like […]
TeenMEN, a Companion Through Puberty
It is undeniable that today’s society is over-sexualized; one just needs to take a walk through the city, turn on the TV, navigate the Internet or simply listen to a normal conversation between teenagers. I wouldn’t like to generalize, but I believe that this over-sexualization is a real issue, and we should learn how to […]
My Experience with FEMM
[tabs] [tab title=”English”] I am pleased to share with you my personal experience on the FEMM program. FEMM stands for Fertility Education Medical Management and is a sister organisation to the World Youth Alliance. We had three speakers; Dr Kilonzi who talked about Reproductive Health and Fertility, Dr Wahome talked about Human life cycle, and the […]
