A recent conference gave Pacific youth a chance to symbolise the potential in the Commonwealth, writes Fale Lesa, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Zealand. He says the atmosphere was filled with optimism as participants moulded networks and shared experiences. The Solomon Islands was no doubt the place to be for energetic young people who emerged …
Former Nigerian presidential candidate and founder of the Centre for Values in Leadership, Prof. Pat Utomi, has stressed the need for young Africans to hold their leaders accountable. By Femi Asu (pictured). Speaking on a Panel Session last weekend at the 4th Biennial Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) Conference at Orchid Hotels, …
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The founder of the Centre for Values in Leadership, Prof. Pat Utomi, a former Nigerian presidential candidate, has stressed the need for young Africans to hold their leaders to account. Femi Asu, 27, from Lagos in Nigeria reports. Speaking during a panel session last weekend at the 4th Biennial Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development …
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The year 2011 represented an incredibly humbling experience where failures outnumbered success for Joshua Hamlet, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. In spite of that, he says Semester at Sea became his journey of belief, and of understanding the quiet whisper of courage in an orchestra of doubt. I want to share my …
“It was the moment I ceased dreaming and began living the dream” Read More »
Nigeria’s new graduates and those idled by the global economic downturn are flooding the labour market in search of scarce opportunities, writes Ayodeji Morakinyo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. However, some government leaders and many NGOs are combining efforts to reduce the rate of unemployment. Unemployment issues have grown severe as the global economic …
Nigeria’s new graduates and those hit by the global economic downturn are competing for increasingly scarce work opportunities, writes Ayodeji Morakinyo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. However, some government leaders and many NGOs are now combining their efforts to reduce the unemployment rate. Unemployment issues have grown severe as the global economic recession that …
“Creating a platform of empowerment for the future leaders of Nigeria” Read More »
A traditional business person/entrepreneur usually measures performance in terms of profit and return, but Ariela St. Pierre-Collins, 15, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados, says a social entrepreneur also measures success by positive returns to society. A groundbreaking entrepreneurship scheme has expanded my career options. I had the opportunity to join the $20 Challenge, where young …
“Profit and social responsibility can go hand in hand” Read More »
With soaring standards of living resulting in the need for higher incomes to sustain one’s way of life, much work has to be done by the youngsters in Singapore, says Aristle Tay, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Singapore. Tay says youth need the virtue of fortitude. From where I sat on the edge of a …
Attacks on minorities in Bangladesh have been happening for years, writes Mezhabin Ahmed, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, but the country’s civil society and especially the media have been largely silent. We Bangladeshis stooped in shame as we watched the recent atrocities against Buddhist and Hindu minorities in Ramu, Patia, Ukhia, Teknaf …
For 13 years, Anna Dwyer traveled the regional and most isolated areas, working with some of Queensland’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities. She has become a role model for a new generation of Australian women, writes Steph Carter, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane, Australia. My first real brush with a policewoman is one I …
“A new-found confidence in Australia’s police force” Read More »