Sasha Middleton is one of 20 finalists for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards. She is the CEO of Antigua and Barbuda Marine Ecosystems Protected Area Trust Inc., one of several National Conservation Trust Funds in the Caribbean. The project’s mission is to actively fundraise and work with multi-sectoral partners to support the protection, recovery, and …
The Marine Ecosystem: A means of food security and defence against coastal erosion Read More »
Joy Egbe is one of 20 finalists in the 2022 Commonwealth Youth Awards. As the co-founder of NewDigit, she runs a cleantech start-up providing zero emissions energy to low-income households in Nigeria. The company’s “Just Add Water” device uses electrolysis to produce hydrogen gas from water which is then used for cooking and electricity. Commonwealth …
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As founder and CEO of ‘Little Dreamers Australia’, Madeleine Buchner is working towards an equal world for young carers, providing internationally recognised programmes focusing on health, wellbeing, social connectedness, financial capacity, education and employment opportunities. Little Dreamers supports thousands of young carers each year through online and in-person peer support, holiday programmes, mentoring, tutoring and …
Edward Yee is the co-founder of Givfunds Social Ventures, a non-profit organisation which provides sustainable and low-cost capital to neglected social enterprises using data from local communities. The organisation has impacted over 45,000 lives directly, over 900,000 lives indirectly and has helped many social enterprises raise multimillion-dollar funding from a range of high-profile funds. But …
Lilan Dayananda is a co-founder and the CEO at Elzian Agro. His organisation has been tackling world hunger through award-winning smart agronomy solutions. These innovations provide soil and weather monitoring systems to farmers who are affected by extreme weather changes and pests and who also have limited resources to service their farms. 25-year- old Commonwealth …
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Achare Elvis Ayamba, one of 20 finalists in the 2022 Commonwealth Youth Awards, has dedicated his life to solving issues related to Cameroon’s agriculture and environment. His ‘Environment and Food Foundation’ promotes sustainable protection and management of marine and freshwater ecosystems, mangroves and oceans. It also tackles deforestation. Commonwealth Correspondent Promise Forsuh spoke with Ayamba …
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Women are under-represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This is even more true for women who are part of ethnic minority groups. But if representation is important to achieving equality for all, then girls must see others like them doing things they might never have imagined. It’s why Toshaunae Norris, a 19-year-old correspondent …
Despite women making up roughly half of the world’s population, there continues to be less of them in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) compared to their male counterparts. This prevails due to a myriad of reasons. But as Karishma Arora, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from India points out, women, men, employers – everyone – will …
With so few women represented in science and related fields, it is no wonder why more girls aren’t attracted to these disciplines. But why are women so under-represented in science to begin with? 21-year old Nigerian correspondent Precious Obiabunmo argues that a big part of the issue is related to gender stereotypes and biases. She …
Supriya Paul from India is one of the 20 finalists for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards. This young woman is the co-founder of Josh Talks, India’s largest regional platform that offers inspiration, soft skills and growth opportunities to youths living in India’s developing and underdeveloped cities. Sola Abe, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos State, Nigeria, …
How Supriya Paul is unlocking the potential of Indian youths through Josh Talks Read More »
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