C.I.A.J World Youth Alliance

Empowering youth ambassadors for global leadership
 

 

Celebrating 20 years and still (C.I.A.J.) Counting It All Joy

 

Historical Backdrop

It was 1991 and a perfect cultural storm was on the local, national and global horizon.

One in 15 teenagers said they currently used both alcohol and illegal drugs, 3.2 million were victims of theft •Riots in New York, District of Columbia and Police Brutality in Los Angeles • FDA approves AIDS treatment • USA Sanctions against South Africa lifted • Nelson Mandela chosen president of South African ANC • The Soviet Union ceases to exist after 73 years • The United States recognizes the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. • Haiti President removed from • Iraq is attacked by UN forces• Yugoslavia falls apart • The Persian Gulf War comes to an end with a cease fire.

All events were quickly communicated by the launching of the World Wide Web that very year.

 C.I.A.J. World Youth Alliance responding to a social and spiritual call for community action was established to develop a cadre of local, national and global youth leaders equipped with unique opportunities to mobilize their resources and collectively address issues of personal and community significance.

C.I.A.J. World Youth Alliance served a multi-cultural diverse group of youth with a goal to uniquely reverse the spiraling trend of youth crisis through four independent initiatives, which serve to:

  • Provide Innovative Leadership and Development Training
  • Promote Cultural Awareness and Provide Global Perspective through summits, cultural education, local, national and international educational travel.
  • Mobilize Empower and Commission a cadre of self-directed youth leaders and young adults to serve and represent their communities as "Youth Ambassadors for Change".
  • Create a Youth Alliance  with other local, and global youth serving organizations to provide an awareness of social issues that can best be met by youth

 

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