Youth forum opens as education ministers gather for their triennial conference in Mauritius. Student leaders representing 30 Commonwealth countries yesterday (Mon) gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute in Mauritius for the opening of a four-day Youth Forum, which runs in parallel to the 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers. Over 100 young people will explore …
via The Barbados Advocate By Regina Selman Moore The establishment of a unified Regional Youth Council has been discussed by Caribbean youth leaders eager to see youth in the Commonwealth Caribbean represented as a collective unit and President of the Barbados Youth Development Council (BYDC) Jason Francis has been elected as Chairman of the Steering …
Please find below the final recommendations for the 18CCEM Youth Forum We, the young people of the Commonwealth, representing a range of cultures, religion, educational backgrounds, experience and regions, believe that education should prepare young people to face challenges, both academically and socially. Furthermore, we reaffirm the statement from the 18th CCEM youth delegates that …
‘It is essential that our future professionals and leaders have a say on education issues that affect them and generations to come’ – Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba Students from around the Commonwealth concluded their four-day Youth Forum in Mauritius today (Thursday) with the launch of the first pan-Commonwealth Student Association. The Association will enable student leaders from …
The Australian Constitution is desperately outdated and sets the tone for discrimination and racism to be perpetrated under the law, says Francis Ventura, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne. Australia is a modern, accepting and multicultural nation. Everybody accepts that, apart from an unfortunate few outside the moderate and fair thinking mainstream. A country’s Constitution …
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The Australian Constitution is desperately outdated and sets the tone for discrimination and racism to be perpetrated under the law, says Francis Ventura, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne. Australia is a modern, accepting and multicultural nation. Everybody accepts that, apart from an unfortunate few outside the moderate and fair thinking mainstream. A country’s Constitution …
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Today thirty young students from the Pacific attended training on Youth development, conducted by the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) Pacific centre. The training focussed on CYP’s engagement with youth people, youth engagement, youth leadership and human rights. This training is part of CYP’s mandate to ‘engage and empower young people (aged 15 to 29) to …
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The Commonwealth Student Association Steering Committee in partnership with the Youth Affairs Division (Commonwealth Secretariat) will oversee the further development of the Commonwealth Student Association and provide direction. Introducing the elected Commonwealth Student Association Steering Committee: From left to right: Danielle Grufferty – United Kingdom (Africa Region Representative) Thompson Kamuhuza Luzendi – Zambia (Africa Region …
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The Olympic Games showcases the courage, determination and national pride of all those who choose to compete, says Ariela St Pierre-Collins, 15, a Commonwealth Correspondent from the Caribbean island of Barbados. Eric Moussambani. Sarah Attar. Manteo Mitchell. Derek Redmond. These are some the names of true Olympians, despite not necessarily being famous. Not because they …
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In an open letter to the Chinese state, Leigh-Ann Worrell, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados, warns that the Asian superpower must address some hard truths about the way foreigners, especially black people, are treated. Dear China (and its people), It has been nearly a year since we met one another. The meeting was truly …
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