WYA Europe Down Syndrome Event Wins European Citizen’s Prize Award
This past June, the Chancellery of the European Citizen’s Prize (ECP) awarded WYA Europe’s (WYAE) project, “Social Integration of Individuals with Trisomy 21 in European Society,” the European Citizen’s Prize Award for the year 2023 for the country of Belgium. The European Citizen’s Prize is an award given to those organizations that “contribute to European […]
WYA Leaders Discuss Foreign Aid and Coercive Policies in 20th ISF
“We want a better world, and so we need to propose real solutions. This is where the work of WYA is so important. You’re never too small to speak up. Somebody has to,” said Sarah Flood-Beaubrun, former Ambassador to the United Nations in New York and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Lucia, at […]
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, […]
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 […]
The HDC is Our Hope
A proper understanding of human dignity, or respect for the intrinsic value of human beings by nature of being human beings, is necessary for the flourishing of human beings as individuals, in the family, in communities, and in civil society. To reach that end, a moral and intellectual formation is both indispensable and possible. This […]
Seeking an education that changes lives: The importance of the Human Dignity Curriculum
Education is extremely relevant for the progress of society, so it is worth paying attention to notice how school institutions have dealt with the process of education for children and teenagers. In the last decades, there has been an intense debate regarding the seeking for a holistic education that values different knowledge, so as not […]
Love as the Goal of Human Life
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] Christmas and New Year’s Eve are just around the corner, so we can celebrate at home with the ones we love. It is a time to share as a family and express acts of love to our relatives or friends. However, many families for various circumstances can not share together, some have […]
The Years of Lead: a Brazilian Trauma
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] The Years of Lead: a Brazilian Trauma The vulnerability of human rights in Brazil’s military dictatorship The military dictatorship in Brazil is the consequence of political and economic crises, and it lasted between the years of 1964 and 1985. From the coup in Castelo Branco to the long re-democratization in João Figueiredo, […]
WYALA Introduces New Sergio Arboleda University Chapter
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] Introducing a new Chapter is always good news for the World Youth Alliance, because it means that the struggle for the dignity defense strengthens day by day. All these actions contributes to a purpose that keeps getting more visible. Under this circumstance, it is an honor to introduce the new chapter in […]
The Face, a Way to the Contemplation of the Person
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] Language reveals hidden aspects of reality, which are often overlooked, perhaps ignored. Although if language is studied, conclusions can be reached that bring meaning and beauty to human life. This happens with the study of the concept of the person and forgiveness that will be analyzed below. As we know, the Spanish […]
