‘Education goals are unfinished business’ – Commonwealth Secretary-General Commonwealth education ministers will meet in Port Louis, Mauritius, from 29 to 31 August 2012 to discuss priorities for the next three years and the Commonwealth’s contribution to the post-2015 development goals framework. Under the theme ‘Education in the Commonwealth: bridging the gap as we accelerate towards …
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100 Participants | 54 Countries | 5 Weeks | One Theme – YOUTH LEADERSHIP!!! Do you see yourself as a young leader or an aspiring leader? Would you like to sharpen your leadership edge and learn from some of the smartest brains in Africa and experts in youth programming across the Commonwealth? Then, plan to …
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The CYP Asia Centre in collaboration with the British Council are going to organise an Asia Youth Leaders’ Summit to discuss issues involved in youth participation and also critically examine the draft constitution of the CYC. Since capacity building of youth leaders is perceived as a sine qua non for their effective participation, it has …
Asia Youth Leaders Summit 18-21 September 2012 APPLY NOW Read More »
The CYP Asia Centre in collaboration with the British Council are going to organise an Asia Youth Leaders’ Summit to discuss issues involved in youth participation and also critically examine the draft constitution of the CYC. Since capacity building of youth leaders is perceived as a sine qua non for their effective participation, it has …
Asia Youth Leaders Summit 18-21 September 2012 APPLY NOW Read More »
via GOOD click to watch the video It’s been six years since TED began making its informative talks available online, enabling the world to watch some of our most brilliant thinkers and activists share their ideas. There are so many good ones that watching them can be addicting. But what’s the most viewed TED Talk of …
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Sarika Katoch, our former RYC Chair from Asia region, has been selected in the final 10 most outstanding youth achievers below 30 years by the Hindustan Times. Katoch has spread awareness about HIV/AIDS in the rural villages of Kangra valley, establishing more than 80 Red Ribbon Clubs in villages. Her contributions to rural development have …
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Children in Pakistan are all too often compelled to work as labourers and denied access to education. Faisal Saleh Yaqub, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lahore, says their plight must not be forgotten. Child labour is a great menace that affects millions. It is a mind-boggling issue limiting the lives of children not only in Pakistan, …
"Child labour laws should be enforced and violators punished" Read More »
In response to a series of high-profile cases, Pakistan passed legislation last year to punish and deter acid attacks on women. But the violence has not ended. More needs to be done to end this horrific practice and safeguard female rights, writes Faisal Saleh Yaqub, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lahore. Reports of acid attacks on women have …
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Nigeria has a long history of overcoming hardships and atrocities, from the military coups of decades past to the militancy of the oil-rich Niger Delta. Religious violence orchestrated by the secretive and bloodthirsty Boko Haram sect however poses a deadly new threat, writes Ian Horrocks, a journalism graduate from Britain. “The most authentic thing about …
“Can Nigeria save itself from the threat of civil and religious war?” Read More »
Nigeria has a long history of overcoming hardships and atrocities, from the military coups of decades past to the militancy of the oil-rich Niger Delta. Religious violence orchestrated by the secretive and bloodthirsty Boko Haram sect however poses a deadly new threat, writes Ian Horrocks, a journalism graduate from Britain.
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