Embracing Hope in the Darkest Times
Covid-19 had hit differently in Palestine and especially the Gaza strip. After covid-19, everything started to fall apart. Education was very hard to manage with a slow internet connection, and only 6 hours of electricity a day. The lockdown came on top of 11 years of siege, a collapsed economy, and political conflicts. The light […]
How WYA’s CTP was My Solace During Lockdown
Life is a series of experiences that make us learn and grow. Some can be hard but still educating and other experiences can be just life-changing in a very enlightening and positive way. My Certified Training Program experience with World Youth Alliance definitely belongs to the second category. I started the training during the Covid […]
CTP Trainers Lead “Read the CTP” Pilot in WYA Africa (Part 1)
During the months of August and September, WYA Headquarters and WYA Africa will be hosting the pilot “Read the CTP with the WYA Trainers” in Africa. Led by the WYA Africa Regional Director, Cynthia Wangari, WYA hopes to introduce the core Certified Training Program (CTP) readings to WYA members and potential CTP trainees, educate members […]
Why Should Youth Enroll to WYA’s Certified Training Program?
“The journey of a life lived in freedom is a journey of growth in virtue – growth in the ability to choose wisely and well the things that truly make for our happiness and for the common good.” This is a quote from my favourite text entitled “Two Ideas of Freedom”, by George Weigel in […]
Welcoming Balkis Chaabane, the new WYA Middle East Program Officer
WYA warmly welcomes our new WYA Middle East Program Officer, Balkis Chaabane. Hailing from Tunisia, Balkis has very diverse interests. Following her passion for understanding the world, she gained over four years of experience in Literary theories, Writing and Editing, Communications, Activism, Human Rights, Management, Social Change, Conflict Resolution, Facilitation and Peacebuilding. Balkis earned her […]
Meet the First Internship Batch of 2020!
In sunny – and sometimes cold – 71st Street of New York is the World Youth Alliance Headquarters, hosting over 10 interns from 4 different continents. The warmth of this internship batch can be felt through the happy smiles and bubbly atmosphere once you walk into the house. As the first internship batch of 2020, […]
3 Reasons Why You Need to Take the CTP:
The Certified Training Program (CTP) is one of the World Youth Alliance’s flagship programs. It can be offered in person if WYA staff or trainers are available or online. Currently, we are opening the first 2020 CTP Batch for our Middle East members. The CTP is the collection of texts that provide the philosophical underpinnings […]
3 Reasons Why Young MENA People Should Join WYA
[su_tabs active=”2″][su_tab title=”English”] The Middle East and North Africa, a region of the world though known for its unstable geopolitical and international affairs, hosts more talented youth than one could imagine. Hailing from a North African country myself and having worked with many MENA youth, I am very familiar with the wide range of skills […]
Meeting the 2020 Viktor Frankl Awardees
“WYA is a place of inspiration, determination, and friendship which one enters into in order to seek and defend a very crucial element of our world: the human person.” – Rebecca Bruch, 2020 Viktor Frankl Awardee for North America WYA is delighted to present the Viktor Frankl Award to exemplary members from the Philippines, Kenya, […]
Meet the New York Interns of Fall 2019
This fall, the World Youth Alliance welcomed its last batch of interns for 2019. Their first week in New York overlapped with the 2019 United Nations General assembly with other conferences also happening around the city. This allowed them an early exposure to different discussions on topics such as Human Rights. Together, the interns will […]
