by Joshua Kimera An eternal conversation, almost like a broken record, Xenophobia in South Africa. A sorry excuse for poverty, unemployment, high crime rate, homelessness etc. A cluster of South Africans have decided yet again that their fight is not with authority and those that command or abuse it but between their brothers and sisters. …
by Imran Bacchus National Youth Councils (NYCs) are civic, non-governmental, youth-led bodies that represent the voices of young people in countries across the Caribbean. These entities promote youth leadership and advocacy at the community and national levels. They rely on the support of host governments and various stakeholders to function effectively. Across the Caribbean region …
by Bevon Charles | Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network The Second Commonwealth Youth Multilateral Negotiations Training, convened from 3 to 5 June 2026 at Marlborough House, in London, brought together 36 emerging climate youth leaders from across the Commonwealth to deepen their engagement with multilateral environmental processes. I participated in this training in my capacity …
by Similoluwa Ifedayo What holds two people together when the world is actively trying to pull them apart? Lately, I’ve been reading and thinking about relationships, and the more I sit with these thoughts, the less the usual explanations feel sufficient. Maybe the reason is simple: if we actually understood how human connections function inside …
A group of 29 students from the Group of Rural Activities (GRA) club from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay embarked on a three-day rural immersion camp to the scenic Konkan region. Departing the campus at 4:00 am on January 24, 2026, we reached Rajwadi village at 11:00 am after a seven-hour journey. We were …
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by Joyce Wachau Chege When Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks of ‘The Danger of a Single Story’, it puts weight to this particular piece because we have grown in patriarchal societies that have always defined who and what we need to be. For men, patriarchy has long tasted sweet with a touch of masculinity. ‘Men do …
by Hannah Kumadi Wakawa I love boys in the same way I love my younger brother. In the way that makes me pause when I see little boys roaming the streets barefoot, laughing loudly despite looking like life has already introduced them to suffering far too early. I love boys enough to wonder what their …
by Katerina Panagi With the parliamentary elections coming up on the 24th of May 2026, I find myself asking a question that many young people across the island seem to share: do we still believe politics can genuinely improve our lives? Elections in Cyprus have always been quite similar. The political parties throw accusations back …
At 31, Jonathan Andrews has already accumulated a résumé that would seem ambitious for someone twice his age: entertainment lawyer at a leading City firm, disability rights advocate across the Commonwealth, Britain-wide neurodiversity campaigner, councillor, Deputy Mayor and now the youngest-ever Mayor of Bromley. Yet Andrews’ rise has not been defined by spectacle or political …
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by Imran Bacchus As the world progresses into the future, one of the most significant changes is the evolution of demographics within the global community. While the “youth” is traditionally defined as individuals aged between 15 and 35, it is the demographic group that contributes the most to the innovations and development of the contemporary …