Meet WYA Latin America’s New Interns!
COVID-19 didn’t stop the World Youth Alliance from welcoming members around the world to our internship program. This summer, WYA Latin America has the pleasure of introducing our three online interns from Mexico, El Salvador and Colombia, that will further their understanding and promotion of human dignity. They will be implementing this value through marketing and […]
Meet WYA Africa’s New Regional Director, Cynthia Maingi
In mid 2019, WYA warmly welcomed Cynthia Maingi, the new Regional Director for WYA Africa. Cynthia first encountered WYA on campus when she was then taking her undergraduate degree in Sociology, Conflict and Peace Studies from the University of Nairobi. She began as a regional intern soon after and eventually served as the office’s first […]
Will you open the next WYA Chapter?
You could promote dignity without leaving your area. World Youth Alliance (WYA) is giving young leaders the opportunity to lead their communities and educate more youth through opening a WYA Chapter. Last year (2018), WYA opened 17 new chapters around the world. That means at least 17 WYA Members (and their supportive friends) stepped up to promote […]
WYA North America Welcomes New Director of Operations, Ethan Mack
WYA is happy to welcome Ethan Mack, our new Regional Director of Operations for WYA North America. Hailing from Portland, Maine, Ethan studied philosophy at the undergraduate and graduate level at Boston College. Since discovering philosophy and recommitting to his faith, Ethan has tried to live according to John Paul II’s call for young people […]
WYA Brussels attends Conference on Freedom of Religion in China.
28 January, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS – The WYA Europe team attended the conference on Freedom of Religion in China in the European Parliament on 23 January. Freedom of religion, conscience, or belief is included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights under article 18. It is likewise enshrined in article 18 of the International Covenant […]
An Ancient Debate: Voluntary Euthanasia in the school of Socrates
As WYA’s North America Journalism Extern in Europe, I came to Belgium to research the societal trends of euthanasia and assisted suicide. It’s trajectory has been swift and the rising numbers alarming. In 2014, the Belgium government made history by becoming the first country in the world to legalize voluntary euthanasia for children without […]
WYA Europe Trains New CTP Trainers at the University Of Navarra
On February 2nd and 3th, WYA Europe Regional Director of Operations Anita Dekanić was at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain to train members to be future Certified Training Program teachers. On the first day, future trainers went through the key points of the first four Chapters of WYA’s Certified Training Program. They had […]
WYA Africa: Meet our Batch 1 2018 Interns
Barbine Irabaruta is a Rwandan citizen currently pursuing her bachelors degree in finance at Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. She enjoys adventure, cultural diversity, meeting new people, traveling, and participating in productive activities. She is also passionate to make a difference in whatever she does. Barbine joined World Youth Alliance with a […]
Meet our New HDC Partner: St. Agnes School!
13 September 2017 — St. Paul, MN St. Agnes School, in St. Paul, MN, is WYA’s newest HDC partner. As of January 2018, the school will offer the Human Dignity Curriculum (HDC) to its students from kindergarten through the eighth grade as part of the school’s more overarching character formation, for a total of 436 students […]
Meet our New HDC Partner: Brilla College Preparatory Charter Schools!
28 August 2017 – Bronx, NY The Brilla College Preparatory Charter Schools have incorporated the World Youth Alliance’s Human Dignity Curriculum (HDC) into their character initiatives approach, which seeks “to educate students to lead lives of excellence, virtue and purpose.”[1] El Camino, a faith formation program that partners with Brilla College Preparatory Charter Schools, served […]
