Ever since the 1967-1970 civil war, young graduates in Nigeria have been required to undertake national service. Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo offers an account of his orientation into the training programme. Let us lift our nation high; Under the sun or in the rain; With dedication and selflessness; Nigeria’s ours, Nigeria we serve. Those words make up the …

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Ever since the 1967-1970 civil war, young graduates in Nigeria have been required to undertake national service. Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo offers an account of his orientation into the training programme. Let us lift our nation high; Under the sun or in the rain; With dedication and selflessness; Nigeria’s ours, Nigeria we serve. Those words make up the …

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In the town of Musanze, in Rwanda, David Masengesho, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent, has been helping young marginalised people to learn new business skills and set up their own agricultural cooperatives. I have been working with the Digital Opportunity Trust, an international NGO which helps young people and women to access and apply information and communications …

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In the town of Musanze, in Rwanda, David Masengesho, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent, has been helping young marginalised people to learn new business skills and set up their own agricultural cooperatives. I have been working with the Digital Opportunity Trust, an international NGO which helps young people and women to access and apply information and communications …

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The Caribbean is relying on heads of government – and journalists – to help prevent and treat non communicable diseases, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. I had the privilege of attending a media workshop in Barbados earlier this month (5-6 August) at which the Pan American Health Organization undertook …

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The Caribbean is relying on heads of government – and journalists – to help prevent and treat non communicable diseases, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. I had the privilege of attending a media workshop in Barbados earlier this month (5-6 August) at which the Pan American Health Organization undertook …

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Kwai, in the Solomon Islands, one of the Commonwealth’s 54 member states, may be threatened by rising tides caused by climate change. But it is also home to a remarkable organic agricultural project, reports Ender Rence, a country information officer for the NGO World Vision. Kwai Island is a tiny dot in the sea off the …

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Next week sees London play host to the Commonwealth Youth Parliament, 6-10 September 2011. Here’s a blurb from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK), for anyone interested in learning more about this initiative.. “Working with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Secretariat, CPA UK is proud to be hosting the fourth CYP in this, the centennial year …

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Guyana celebrated its first International Youth Day with a rally and march, as well as the launch of a United Nations campaign to raise awareness about the earth’s growing population. Mark Ross, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent and one of the organisers of the festivities, reports. August 12 every year is observed around the world as International …

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Guyana celebrated its first International Youth Day with a rally and march, as well as the launch of a United Nations campaign to raise awareness about the earth’s growing population. Mark Ross, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent and one of the organisers of the festivities, reports. August 12 every year is observed around the world as International …

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