Domestic violence has endured as long as the world existed, writes Oluwapelumi Francis Salako, 20, a Correspondent from Oyo State in Nigeria, even though worldwide it is considered in a negative light. In spite of the condemnations and hostility against domestic violence, it has found and enshrined its own way of staying rigid and ever recurring …
Elections give citizens a voice, but Lyn-Marie Blackman, a Commonwealth Correspondent alumni from Barbados, argues for methods to hold politicians accountable to citizens during the term of office. An election is a process that many of us all over this globe have gotten familiar with over time. Many of us go to the polls seeking …
Social and economic realities affecting youth have been subdued by those in leadership, writes Badru Walusansa, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala in Uganda. With over 78 per cent of its population below the age of 30, Uganda youth are plagued with a multitude of problems, including unemployment. As our politicians continue embarking on political-destruction-missions such …
The Leading Change team, Cambridge The Queen’s Young Leaders programme is in the final stages of recruiting professionals to serve as mentors. The programme discovers, celebrates and supports exceptional young change-makers from across the Commonwealth. Applications close on Sunday 18th February 2018 – you can apply here. Mentoring will begin in the last weeks of April 2018 and …
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The One World Media Special Award is open to media organisations based in a developing country – but interested parties should act now! The Award is for an independent media organisation based in a developing country using media to address social, cultural, political and economic issues. The Award seeks to recognise and encourage outstanding reporting …
A divisive political situation threatens to damage ten years of economic and social progress in Kenya, writes Folmi Yohanna, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bauchi State in Nigeria. In recent times, Kenya has been regarded as one of the stable democracies in Africa, a regional player in East Africa, a major communications and logistics hub, …
Interested in becoming an influencer and leader for children’s development in your country? If producing high quality reporting and solution-oriented stories about nutrition and early childhood development issues is one of your passions, then apply to this year-long fellowship. The International Centre for Journalists’ Early Childhood Development Reporting Fellowship is open to journalists from Bangladesh, Brazil, …
Aisha Anne Habiba, 28, a Correspondent from Mombasa in Kenya, uses the DRC as an example of the convincing evidence that conflict is a cause of poverty: a global situation that has become commonplace in contemporary society. In his book, The Bottom Billion, Oxford professor Paul Collier provides a detailed description of people living in deplorable conditions …
by Cody Mitchell Same-sex marriage became law in Australia on 8th December 2017. The change passed Parliament on what was for some a momentous occasion, and for others a day that will ‘live in infamy’. On that day 128 legislators sat facing the ‘Fearless Four’ who opposed the change. For many months prior to the …
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Ebony Reigns ruled Ghana’s airwaves in recent months, writes Michael Gyekye, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Ghana, until a tragic accident plunged the country into mourning over a lost talent. “Young and talented and beautiful and intelligent and sassy and beloved.” No words could better do justice to the fast-rising young Ghanaian music sensation, Ebony Reigns, …