Do you want to be part of a team representing the voice of young people in the Commonwealth? Nominations are open for the upcoming Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) 2015 Elections for its executive team, and will close on 31July 2015. The Commonwealth Youth Council is one of the largest and most diverse democratically elected youth-led …
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The Commonwealth’s Sport for Development and Peace team ran a workshop on 16 June 2015 in Trinidad and Tobago, encouraging young people to identify and discuss the issues and opportunities for how to advocate for sport as a development tool in their communities. Young journalists Arielle Collins and Ryan Nanton from the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago …
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A summit on Nigeria’s education issues gave Musa Temidayo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, opportunity to discuss policy and to experience a different part of the country. I recently learned the happy news that I would be leading the crusade of the Global Youth Ambassador (GYA) #UpForSchool preliminary launch in Nigeria’s Edo State. So, I got set …
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The tradition of gender-based discrimination is being challenged in the Bahamas, writes Alicia Wallace, 29, a Correspondent from Nassau, Bahamas, who describes activism in support of equality. Known for its sun, sea, and sand, The Bahamas has a dirty little secret. Sexism lives and thrives in this chain of islands, supported by the constitution and …
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Participants at a Town Hall session are asking Nigeria’s leaders to take ground-breaking steps to address youth issues and include youth in governance, writes Timi Olagunju, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, who was a panelist at the event. Young leaders from six states in Nigeria gathered to brainstorm on the subject of good …
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Cricket sanctions have hurt fans in Pakistan, writes Zainab Shamim Potrick, 23, a Correspondent from Karachi in Pakistan, who argues for a return of sportsmanship and international support for the national sport. The Pakistani nation, surrounded by bomb attacks and mobile snatching, considers cricket as its religion. It gives them hope and happiness in their terrible …
Salma Yusuf, a Sri Lankan-based human rights lawyer, lecturer and Commonwealth Correspondent, was invited to present a Sri Lankan perspective following the Colombo screening of the documentary “Girls Rising: Education of Girls”. The right to education has been recognized since the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, which states in Article 26 …
Equality means recognising the talents of every individual, writes Dilshan Jayasinghe, 18, a Correspondent from Mississauga, Canada, who describes one school’s efforts to raise awareness and support those living with autism. We are all born with gifts and talents that should be nurtured and cultivated. For this reason, I am not happy with a current term …
Australians commemorate the devastating battle that created their national character, but Hsin-Yi Lo, a Correspondent from Melbourne, Australia, now living in the UK, argues that the true cost of war should not be forgotten. This year is the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign when more than 10,000 Australian and New Zealand troops died battling the Turkish army …
The Commonwealth Secretariat welcomed the winners of the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards to Marlborough House on 26 June 2015. These outstanding young leaders aged 18-29 from all corners of the Commonwealth are taking a lead in their communities and helping to transform the lives of others. Welcome to #MarlboroughHouse, #QueensYoungLeaders! Great to have you here …
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