SWYAA Winter Clothing Donation Campaign
In many countries around the world, too many people often lack basic clothing. This challenge is amplified particularly during the winter months. We hope to engage as many of the SWY Alumni and Associations as possible to take part in the Winter Clothing Campaign. Our main objective is to gather and donate winter clothing items […]
Continue readingHumans of SWY
Follow Humans of SWY son Instagram – an initiative of SWY 29 Ex-JPY Yuki Yamamoto. https://www.instagram.com/humansofswy Here’s a taste: “I’ve spent my whole life sort of in this limbo where on the one hand I really resented being indigenous because my mother’s Inuk but my father’s not; he’s white. As a kid, a lot […]
Continue reading11th Global Assembly to take place in UAE
The Global Assembly aims to foster cultural understanding, enhance communication skills among diverse cultures and create an international platform for youth to promote cross-cultural cooperation and understanding allowing those youth to develop common perspectives about many of the pressing issues that require innovative solutions, in addition to highlighting the UAE government’s role in supporting and […]
Continue reading11th Global Assembly to take place in UAE
The Global Assembly aims to foster cultural understanding, enhance communication skills among diverse cultures and create an international platform for youth to promote cross-cultural cooperation and understanding allowing those youth to develop common perspectives about many of the pressing issues that require innovative solutions, in addition to highlighting the UAE government’s role in supporting and […]
Continue readingSWY29 Testimonial – Henry Tsang
If world peace existed, what would it look like? I’ve seen it with my own eyes: Buyo dancers, Bollywood dancers, Lakalaka dancers and Hip-Hop dancers dance to each other’s rhythms. Sumo wrestlers, capoeira fighters and ninjas practice each other’s art. Maori, Inuit and Ryukyuan sing each other’s folk songs. Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists revere […]
Continue readingBLOOM – Be A Leader and Open Other’s Minds
Guest post by Kevin Kobayashi On January 24, 2017 Prime Minister Mr. Shinzo Abe compared SWY PY’s to buds of the sakura tree. As one develops and flourishes into blossoming leaders, their true beauty inside and out is revealed to the world. In the past 5 months since SWY 29, the world has been my […]
Continue readingHappy Pride Month Saskatoon!
Thank you OUTSaskatoon and the USSU Pride Centre for supporting a Pride Space during SWY 29. Young global leaders from 11 countries came together to share experiences and learn tools to create safe spaces in their own communities. Building a more loving and accepting world, one step at a time. Happy Pride Month Saskatoon! Stephanie Shyluk
Continue readingParticipating countries for SWY 30 (2018) announced
The participating countries for the 30th edition of the SWY program, which will happen in 2018 between January 17th and March 4, have been announced! They are: Australia, India, Mexico, Mozambique, Oman, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka and of course Japan!
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